CNs: Chapter 15, Section 5
The Americans
The Impact of the New Deal
Pages 518-519
1. Why did industrial
production drop and
unemployment go up again
in 1938?
1.Under pressure, Roosevelt scaled back New Deal programs.
2. Look at the bottom of page
516 and read the “Point”
and “Counterpoint.” Write
a PARAGRAPH that
answers the following
questions: How did the
New Deal succeed? How
did the Neal Deal fail?
2.Information to use for your paragraph:
New Deal succeed:
 Created jobs- WPA created between 1,400,000 –
3,300,000 jobs each year for 5 years.
 Many people thought that it was more than a temporary
solution to a crisis – it provided imaginative solutions to
the crisis
 Turning point for greater government responsibility in
people’s lives – has had a lasting impact on US
New Deal fail:
 Critics said New Deal failed to reach its goals
 Failed to raise the poor out of poverty, failed to
redistribute income and failed to extend equality for
all
 More problems were created than solved by New Deal
 Private enterprise growth was slowed
 Government regulations increased
 Tax system punished success
3. Why was the establishment
of the Social Security
System such an important
part of the New Deal?
3. For the first time the US government assumed some
responsibility for the social welfare of US citizens.
4. Look on the left-hand side
of page 518 and read the
“Now & Then.” Describe
the current problems of
the Social Security
System.
4. Current problems:
 People are living longer
 More benefits are paid
 Fewer workers paying in per person receiving
benefits
5. How did New Deal
programs benefit and harm
the environment?
5.Benefits:
 CCC planted trees, built hiking trails, fire lookout
towers
 Tennessee Valley Authority built dams that stopped
flooding
 Soil conservation methods were taught such as crop
rotation
 National Park System established, wildlife refuges
established
Harm:
Programs supported strip mining and the use of coal