Impact of the Great
Depression
Veterans
Farmers
African Americans
Mexican Americans
Women
Critics of the New Deal
 Liberal
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Critics
Too much help for business in 1st New
Deal/Not enough relief for individuals
Did not sufficiently address minorities,
women, or elderly
 Conservative
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Critics
Too much power to the government
Too socialist or communist
Too pro-union
American Liberty League
Critics of the New Deal
“Demagogues”
 Dr. Francis Townshend
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elderly
 Father
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poor
 Huey
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Charles Coughlin
“King Fish” Long
“share our wealth”
Legal Issues
 Schechter
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National Recovery Administration
 United
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States v. Butler (1935)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
 “Court
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v. U.S. (1935)
Packing” Plan (1937)
Increase number of justices
Place New Deal supporters on the court
Legacy of the New Deal
 Economic
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Support for workers’ rights and unions
• Union for unskilled labor (CIO)
• Recognition for the United Auto Workers
• Fair Labor Standards Act
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Minimal impact on wealth distribution
Helped develop the west and south
Increased regulation of economy (stock market, banking
system)
Created “Welfare State” (relief programs, social security)
Supported Keynsian economic theory (deficit spending)
Legacy of the New Deal
 Political
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Increased the size and power of the federal
government
Increased presidential authority
Changed the role of government (proactive)
Created a coalition of supporters who would
be loyal to the Democratic Party for 30 years
(unions, white southerners, intellectuals,
minorities- especially African Americans)