A07_Ch.23: The New Deal Purpose: … Given: • Use the The Americans textbook to complete the assignment below. • Refer to the course calendar to acquire due dates and other instructions. • Write complete sentences when a sentence is called for in the tasks below. Task: A. New Deal Fights the Depression Read pages 694 - 700 Terms & Names

•Franklin Delano Roosevelt •New Deal •Glass-Steagall Act •Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) •Federal Securities Act •Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) •National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) •deficit spending •Huey Long

EVALUATING Of the New Deal programs discussed in this section, which do you consider the most important? Explain your choice. Think About:

• the type of assistance offered by each program • the scope of each program • the impact of each program

B. The Second New Deal Takes Hold Read pages 701 - 707 Terms & Names:

•Eleanor Roosevelt •Works Progress Administration (WPA) •National Youth Administration •Wagner Act •Social Security Act

EVALUATING DECISIONS Why might the Social Security Act be considered the most important achievement of the New Deal? Think About:

• the types of relief needed in the 1930s • alternatives to government assistance to the elderly, the unemployed, and people with disabilities

• the scope of the act C. The New Deal Affects Many Groups Read pages 710 - 715 Terms & Names:

•John Collier •Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) •New Deal coalition •Frances Perkins •Mary McLeod Bethune

SUMMARIZING What steps did women take toward equality during the 1930s? Think About:

• the role of women in government • hiring practices in federal programs • women’s opportunities in business and industry

D. Culture in the 1930s Read pages 716 - 720 Terms & Names: •Gone With the Wind •Orson Welles •Grant Wood •Richard Wright •The Grapes of Wrath ANALYZING EFFECTS

How did the entertainment industry affect the economy? DRAWING CONCLUSIONS In your opinion, what were the main benefits of government support for art and literature in the 1930s? Support your response with details from the text. Think About: • the experiences of Americans in the Great Depression • the writers who got their start through the FWP

• the subject matter of WPA murals and other New Deal- sponsored art E. The Impact of the New Deal Read pages 721 - 725 Terms & Names:

•Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) •Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) •National Labor •Relations Board (NLRB) •parity •Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

MAKING GENERALIZATIONS Some critics have charged that the New Deal was antibusiness and anti–free enterprise. Explain why you agree or disagree with this charge. Think About:

• the expanded power of the federal government • the New Deal’s effect on the economy • the New Deal’s effect on the American people

INTERPRETING VISUAL SOURCES Look at the political cartoon depicted in your textbook. What does it suggest about Roosevelt’s leadership and the role of Congress? Explain.