23.2 Notes and Reflection

American History 10- 23.2 notes

II. The _______________New Deal Takes Hold

-          1935-economy had improved, unemployment still common, production still lagged

1. The Second Hundred _______________

-          New Deal was popular à second New Deal, second 100 Days

-          Eleanor Roosevelt (Social reformer and wife of FDR) toured country

1. Reelecting FDR (_______________election)

a.       Alfred Landon (R) vs. FDR (D) –

-          first time _______________ American minority voted for Democrat. 

-          First time labor unions unite to support a candidate

2. Helping Farmers

-          1930’s 2 of every 5 farms _______________ foreclosed, thousands lost farms

-          _______________ Grapes of Wrath showed problems of times

1.      Focusing on Farms

a.       2 measures (1936+1938) replace 1^st _______________that was deemed unconstitutional

b.      the Resettlement Administration helped tenant farmers become landowners, made camps for migrant farmers

c.       the FSA (Farm Security Administration) hired photographers to record rural America

d.      Steinbeck’s controversial job?

e.       New Deal around Cape Ann?

                                                                                        i.      _______________

                                                                                      ii.      _______________

3. Roosevelt Extends Relief

-          _______________- (Works Progress Administration) helped youths, professionals, and other workers

-          Spend $11billion (11,000,000,000) hired _______________workers

-          Built _______________airports

-          Constructed/ repaired 651,000 miles of _______________and streets

-          Put up over 125, 000 public _______________

-          _______________- (National Youth Administration) provided education, jobs, counseling, and recreation for young people

4. Improving Labor and Other Reforms
1. Improving labor conditions

a.       Wagner Act- (Senator Robert Wagner) protected workers’ rights to join _______________and to engage in collective bargaining with employers. 

à Prohibited employers from: threatening workers, firing union members, interfering with union organizations

b.      Fair Labor Standards Act-

-          Maximum hours (1938- ___ hours/week)

-          _______________wage

2. _______________ Security Act

a.       Passed by FDR’s Secretary of _______________- Francis Perkins who was the first woman cabinet member

b.      Old-age insurance for retirees and spouses commonly called _______________

c.       _______________compensation system

d.      aid to families with dependent children and the _______________

3. Expanding and Regulating Utilities

a.       _______________electrification Administration (REA) . American farms with electricity

-          1935 – 12.6%

-          1945 – 48%

-          1949 – ­­___ %

b.      Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935- hard to enforce – took aim at corruption in utility companies

c.       The New Deal did not completely solve the Great Depression (farmers especially) but really aided :

-          African Americans

-          Native Americans

-          ___________

NOTE- Reflections named after sections are always a minimum 4 sentences that you write connecting to the topic.  Students can just remark on something from that section or the best is when they compare it to what they know and show they understand how relevant it is to their lives.  Summaries will NOT be given credit on the next notebook check.  If you are uncertain how to write a reflection instead of a summary, see P. Cook.
Questions to reflect upon if you need it:
1. Is it OK to take pictures of the poor during the Great Depression?  Why or why not?
2. Was it important to build airports, schools, etc. during the Great Depression?  Why or why not?
3. Do you support the FLSA or the Wagner Act?  Why or why not?
4. Do you support the Social Security Administration?  Why or why not?