Ch.
23
Sect.
3
Last
Days
Of
The
New
Deal
Objectives:
1.  Explain
what
caused
the
recession
of
1937.
2.  Identify
labor
union
triumphs
resulting
from
the
New
Deal.
3.  Describe
the
effects
of
the
New
Deal
in
terms
of
culture
and
lasting
achievements.
Main
Idea:
The
New
Deal
had
a
lasting
effect
on
many
aspects
of
American
life.
Summarizing
The
New
Deal
•  The
New
Deal
did
not
attempt
radical
changes
to
Hix
the
American
economy
and
it
did
not
end
the
nation’s
suffering.
•  It
did
make
lasting
changes
socially
and
politically.
•  The
New
Deal
increased
the
public’s
expectations
of
the
president
and
enhanced
American
culture
by
helping
artists.
FDR
Increased
The
Power
Of
The
President
1937
Recession
•  The
New
Deal
did
improve
the
economy
with
massive
government
spending,
national
debt
rose
from
$21
billion
in
1933
to
$43
billion
in
1940.
•  In
1937
the
Social
Security
tax
gave
Americans
less
money
to
spend
causing
an
economic
recession.
•  Labor
unions
were
legalized
under
the
New
Deal.
They
increased
their
membership
(3%
in
1933
to
36%
in
1945)
and
power
through
strikes,
collective
bargaining,
and
a
minimum
wage.
The
New
Deal
era
also
saw
some
of
the
country’s
most
spectacular
strikes.
Woolworth
Department
Store
Sit­Down
Strike
Effects
On
Social
Culture
•  The
arts
thrived
during
the
New
Deal
because
Roosevelt
believed
that
the
arts
were
not
a
luxury
that
people
should
give
up.
•  Many
works
of
literature
became
American
classics
in
the
1930s.
Margaret
Mitchell’s
Gone
With
The
Wind
(1936)
and
John
Steinbeck’s
The
Grapes
Of
Wrath
(1939)
were
the
two
most
famous
novels
of
the
era.
•  Radio
was
the
most
widespread
form
of
entertainment
in
the
1930s.
Radio
had
comedians,
symphony
music,
opera
music,
and
soap
operas.
The
2
Most
Famous
1930s
American
Novels
Effects
On
Movies
•  Movies
were
hit
hard
at
the
start
of
the
depression.
•  They
recovered
by
offering
a
double
feature
or
allowing
the
whole
family
into
the
drive‐in
for
a
quarter.
•  The
Marx
Brothers
and
Walt
Disney
became
famous
in
the
1930s.
•  Walt
Disney
created
Mickey
Mouse
cartoons
and
Snow
White
and
the
Seven
Dwarfs
(1937).
•  The
Wizard
of
Oz
(1939)
is
considered
one
of
the
greatest
movies
of
all
time.
Movie
Posters
Legacies
Of
The
New
Deal
•  Public
Works
‐
the
New
Deal
built
dams,
bridges,
buildings,
hospitals,
and
schools.
•  Government
agencies
–
some
are
still
in
use
today
such
as
the
TVA
(electricity),
FDIC
(banks),
and
the
SEC
(stocks).
•  Social
Security
­
the
most
famous
and
used
New
Deal
plan
today.
•  Hope
­
the
New
Deal
most
importantly
restored
hope
to
the
American
people.
FDR
&
His
“New
Kids”
New
Government
Agencies
FDR
=
Hope