The Last Days of the New DealThe Last Days of the New Deal Explain what caused the

recession of 1937. Identify why labor unions

were successful during the New Deal.

Explain the effects the New Deal had on culture.

Identify the lasting effects of the New Deal.

The Recession of 1937The Recession of 1937

What was partly to blame? What was President Roosevelt distressed

about? What did he do? Why was the result predictable?

Taxes up production downTaxes up production down FDR feared the rising

national debt due to deficit spending (spending more money than the government has).

FDR cuts back on government spending.Taxes raised on those who are employed.

Looking back on the New DealLooking back on the New Deal US Debt – YEARS of

deficits add up.

Unions TriumphUnions TriumphJohn L. Lewis became the first president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, the CIO. The aim of this coalition of industrial unions was to challenge conditions in industry, and their main tool was the strike.

In the late 1930s, moviesIn the late 1930s, movies

A declined in importance as other art forms got more

attention.B almost always focused on the

harsh realities of the Depression.C lost money because most people

could not afford to go see them.D often provided temporary escape

for struggling Americans.

The New Deal’s Affect on CultureThe New Deal’s Affect on Culture Federal funds given to

support the arts. Literature

The Grapes of Wrath – John SteinbeckTheir Eyes Were Watching God – Nora Neale HurstonLet Us Now Praise Famous Men – Agee and Evans

The New Deal’s Effects on CultureThe New Deal’s Effects on Culture Radio and Movies

Comedies on Radio– Jack Benny, George

Burns, Gracie Allen

Soap Operas– 15 minute dramas meant

to create emotional responses in listeners.

– Housewives were the target audience.

The New Deal’s Effects on CultureThe New Deal’s Effects on Culture Hollywood movies showed

common people who triumphed over evil.

Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonThe Wizard of Oz

Zany comediesMarx Brothers

Disney animationSnow White and the Seven DwarvesMickey Mouse

What New Deal program employed a large number of artists and writers?

What New Deal program employed a large number of artists and writers?

A National Recovery Administration

(NRA)B Agriculture Adjustment Act

(AAA)C Works Progress

Administration (WPA)D Public Works Administration

(PWA)

The WPA and the ArtsThe WPA and the Arts FDR said arts were not

luxuries that people should have to give up in hard times.

WPA: Funded unemployed artists, musicians, historians, theater people and writers.

The WPA and the ArtsThe WPA and the Arts Historians wrote state

guidebooks and collected life stories of immigrants, former slaves, etc.

The WPA and the Arts The WPA and the Arts Sent musicians and

actors out to visit the remote areas of the country and perform.

Sent musicians out to start community symphonies and give free music lessons.

Collected American folk music.

The WPA and the ArtsThe WPA and the Arts Thousands of artists

went to work painting 2,000 murals in mostly public buildings.

100,000 paintings 17,000 sculptures Photographs of people in

the Depression.

What did the New Deal Leave Behind?What did the New Deal Leave Behind? FDIC monitors banks TVA model of

government planning providing jobs, power, flood control and recreation.

SEC monitors the Stock Market and businesses.

What did the New Deal Leave Behind?What did the New Deal Leave Behind? Social Security

All of the following were legacies of the New Deal except

All of the following were legacies of the New Deal except

A government support of the

arts.

B raising the national debt.

C the increase of labor unions.

D state-controlled farms.

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Did the New Deal end the Great Depression?

What caused the recession of 1937?What caused the recession of 1937?

How did the New Deal help labor unions?How did the New Deal help labor unions?