Ch. 21 The New Deal

Its consideration of environmental impact ) such as accommodation for fish) became a model for future dam projects on western rivers

Active government to uplift less fortunate members of society

Called for the repeal of the prohibition AND was born into privilege, but earned a reputation as representing ordinary citizens

FDR called for a balanced government and criticized Hoover for excessive government spending.

The "Brains Trust" believed that large corporations needed to be dismissed

By increasing their workers' wage

Banking

It banned commercial banks from involvement in buying and selling stocks, and set up the FDIC

established codes that set standards for production, prices, and wages in several industries

Put young men to work in national parks

FDR preferred to create jobs that improved the nation's infrastructure

combined economic regional planning with relief

Complaints multiplied that this measure was contributing to a permanent class of government dependents

Raised farm prices by establishing quotas and paying for farmers not to plant anymore

Established temporary relief camps for displaced migrant workers

was a remarkable departure from the housing policies of previous administration

It was essentially a set of policy experiments that had mixed results

Agricultural Adjustment Administration and National Recovery Administration

faced mounting pressures and criticism

Workers' militancy and tactical skills of a new generation of leaders

Hope for an end to the miniature dictatorships of factory managers and owners

They were hoping that the economic crisis could be the beginning of a socialist revolution

The "Citizens Alliance" of Minneapolis accused city officials of being in bed with labor, and attempted to remove them from office by force.

Industrial democracy

he workers stayed inside the plants and kept the machines in working order

Dr. Francis Townsend's idea to have the elderly receive monthly government payments was uniformly rejected and died very quickly

Unions could work in cooperation with government to raise wages and create consumer demand AND Government could help shield Americans from economic and social insecurity through universal health care and public housing

Was head of the End Poverty in California movement

led by Louisiana senator Huey Long and gained a national following.

Helped pave the way for the use of broadcast media to disseminate religious messages in the 20th century

focused on economic security

Efforts at general business recovery

It refused employment to professionals such as dentist

Allowed the National Labor Relations Board to supervise union elections

The Wagner Act

Social Security was a Second New Deal program.

included pensions and unemployment relief

It was original in its concept and design

He denounced it as a service to the interest of the "privileged few"

Economic Security

the so-called New Deal coalition reelected FDR in a landslide

He faced a powerful new political coalition that would deliver Republicans plenty defeats for the next few decades

He feared the Supreme Court might invalidate the Wagner Act and Social Security Act

The new political climate in the U.S. Supreme Court meant that a federal child labor ban could stand constitutional muster

Established the fifty-hour work week

Balanced budgets were sacred

Redefined the role of First Lady, championing women's rights, civil rights, and human rights

Given the broad consensus that the job claims of male providers superseded women's, organized feminism essentially disappeared

New Deal programs such as Social Security established quotas for the distribution of benefits to working women AND Legislation banned both members of a married couple from holding federal jobs

Blacks lost the right to vote across the south

Black workers were relegated to the latest generous assistance programs with discriminatory eligibility standards administrated by the states

It continued the policy of the Dawes Act

Some children had little choice as they went with their parents back to Mexico

Expressed the hope for change despite continued discrimination in federal housing and employment

The Federal Housing Administration refused to ensure mortgages in integrated neighborhoods

was a political and cultural movement associated with the communist party

Reflected the racism that was prevalent in the South during the 1930s.

Included liberals and unionist in its definition of "un-American"

World War II spending

As a set of public policy initiatives that did not result in sustained prosperity AND For recasting the idea of American freedom to include a public guarantee of economic security for ordinary people (BOTH A &C)