second new deal
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Second New Deal
Challenges to the New Deal
A. Criticisms1. Right
a. American Liberty League2. Left
a. Capitalism and farm policies
Challenges to the New DealB. Huey Long
1. Wanted the gov’t to share the wealth of the rich
Challenges to the New Deal
C. Father Coughlin1. anti-New Deal broadcasts
D. Townsend Plan1. To free up jobs for the
unemployed
Launching 2nd New DealA. WPA- Works Progress Administration
1. Largest New Deal agency
Launching 2nd New DealB. Supreme Court’s role
1. Struck Down some New Deal Legislation2. Launched
2nd 100 Days
Rise of Industrial UnionsA. National Labor Relations Act (Wagner
Act)B. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
1. Arbitrated disputes between employers & employees
Rise of Industrial UnionsC. Committee for Industrial Org. (CIO)D. Sit-Down Strikes
Social Security ActA. Gave relief to dependents, people with
disabilities
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