Chapter 11 Roaring 20’s and The Great
Depression
■ #5 Part 2 – impact of The New Deal
■Essential Question:
–How successful was Franklin
Roosevelt’s New Deal?
■Warm-Up Question:
–What was the goal of the New
Deal? How successful was it?
–What were the limitations?
–How did the New Deal change
America? (Long-term impacts?)
The Impact of FDR’s New Deal
■Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal
programs had a significant impact
on American history:
Political Impact:
FDR rejected conservative
policies & began a new era of
unprecedented gov’t activism to
solve America’s problems
The Impact of FDR’s New Deal
■ Political Impact:
–FDR gave citizens hope by using
active gov’t programs, fireside
chats, & decisive leadership
–The New Deal was the 1st attempt
by the gov’t to take responsibility
for the economy & welfare of the
American people
–FDR introduced deficit spending
& welfare programs for the 1st time
The New Deal and American Life
■Political Impact:
–FDR’s leadership unified a
new voting coalition for the
Democratic Party made up of
unions, African Americans,
immigrants, & poor voters
The Impact of FDR’s New Deal
■Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal
programs had a significant impact
on American history:
Economic Impact:
The New Deal helped relieve
unemployment & provided long-term
economic reforms, but it failed to end
the Great Depression
The Impact of FDR’s New Deal
■Economic Impact:
–The New Deal relieved farmers
(AAA), unions (Wagner Act),
the unemployed (CCC, WPA)
–The stock market (SEC) &
banks (FDIC) were stabilized
–But, the economy was not
stimulated, unemployment
remained high, & wealth was
still unevenly divided
12 million people were
The
Economicwhen
Impact
unemployed
FDR of the New Deal
took office in 1933
10 million were still
unemployed in 1939
Unemployment
The Impact of FDR’s New Deal
■Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal
programs had a significant impact
on American history:
Social Impact:
The New Deal helped some, but
women & African Americans did
not receive equal treatment
The Impact of FDR’s New Deal
■Social Impact:
–The New Deal offered help to
groups of Americans in need
like the elderly, single mothers,
& disabled citizens
–First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
campaigned to help minority
groups & spoke out against
racism in America
Visits made by Eleanor Roosevelt
The Impact of FDR’s New Deal
■Social Impact:
–But New Deal programs allowed
for
unequal
pay
scales
for
“While relief & WPA are not ideal, they are
African
Americans
betterwomen
than the &
Hoover
bread
lines & they’ll
have–Black
to do until
the real were
thing comes
workers
often along”
the
last hired & first fired & the
unemployment rate for African
Americans remained near 50%
–But, women & African Americans
supported FDR
Group Activity
■What other impacts did the New Deal
have on America?
–In groups examine each of the 8
placards & complete your charts
–When finished, rank order the 8
impacts from most significant (#1)
to least significant (#8)
–Be prepared to discuss as a class
■Closure Q: FDR changed the role of the
national gov’t. What is the appropriate
role of the national gov’t?