the new deal impact on groups
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The New Deal Impact on Groups. Women see gains as a result of Eleanor (Perkins, ambassadors, and federal judges) Long standing patterns of discrimination prevent full equality Bethune advises FDR on race issues Fearful of losing Southern support, FDR backs off civil rights issues - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The New Deal Impact on Groups
•Women see gains as a result of Eleanor (Perkins, ambassadors, and federal judges)•Long standing patterns of discrimination prevent full equality•Bethune advises FDR on race issues•Fearful of losing Southern support, FDR backs off civil rights issues•Most minority groups support New Deal and FDR because they see it as the best chance for the future
New Deal and Groups (cont.)• Native Americans get strong support from New Deal• Collier heads Indian Affairs passes Indian Re-
organization Act• New Deal Coalition is formed• Unions flourish during this era due to New Deal
programs and laws
Society and Culture during New Deal years
• Despite hardships, movie industry will flourish during the 30s
• Considered the “Golden Age of Film” in US, movies of all types provide Americans with an escape from the daily grind
• Radio will emerge as new form of mass media, most Americans embrace it
Clark Gable
Jimmy Cagney
Greta Garbo
Marlene Dietrich
Ginger Rodgers and Fred Aistaire
Marx Brothers (Zeppo, Groucho, Chico, Harpo)
Edward G. Robinson
Jimmy Stewart
Society and Culture (cont.)• Films of all genres provide escape for Americans• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mM8iNarcRc
Gone with the WindGONE WITH THE WIND
DUCK SOUPhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF0Pa1uMP4Q
THE WIZARD OF OZhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_3T4DGw10U
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTONhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm9qaEJ3MBc
THE PUBLIC ENEMYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90AsYyQV9Ro
SNOW WHITEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyR1bd1Z9-A
• Radio provides most American families with entertainment
• Like TV of today, radio provided a wide variety of programs
The Lone Ranger
The Shadow
Soap Operas
The Burns and Allen Show
1936 Olympics
The War of the Worlds
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0K4ApWl4g
• Federal Art Project helps writers and artists of the day
• Encouraged to stay positive, most famous pieces of the day portrayed grim imagines (Wood’s American Gothic and Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath)
• Richard Wright – African American author– Wrote Native Son (1940) about a man struggling to live
in a racist world
• Zora Neale Hurston – African America author– Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) about a young
woman growing up in Florida
Impact of New Deal
• ‘37 recession almost caused 3rd New Deal• By 1938-39, FDR’s attention is on world affairs• Opinions differ greatly on impact of New Deal– PROS-New Deal helped US recover from worst economic
crisis in history and created a required role for federal government to ensure economic stability
– CRITICS-too much govt. interference upset free enterprise system, not enough done to achieve equality
Impact of New Deal (cont.)• New Deal did greatly expand federal power and
power of President• US went into debt to pay for New Deal and it did
not end the Depression, increased military spending between 1939 and 1941 did
• New Deal today– Increased govt. role in economy– NLRB, FDIC, SEC, CCC, Social Security, TVA, Agricultural
price supports all still in use today