Evaluation of FDR's New Deal
- Created by: Frances Milner
- Created on: 28-02-13 16:42
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- Successes and failures of the New Deal
- ECONOMY
- Brought partial recovery
- N.D #1 did not end the Depression; 1935 = 11m unemployed despite Alphabet Agencies
- The employment provided was temporary
- Cost of setting up projects and agencies increased the national debt
- The Banking Act allowed government control and regulation of the banks
- The Public Utilities Holding Act broke up big business empires, which helped small businesses.
- Unemployment rose by 4 million in 1937 after FDR cut the relief and recovery budget
- Nicknamed the 'Roosevelt Recession'
- WPA provided 8.5 people with employment, and over 3 million men served in the CCC
- INDUSTRY
- NRA
- Aimed to eliminate 'cut-throat competition by developing codes of practice with businesses
- Employers wanted the blue eagle sign more than they wanted to follow the rules - many violations
- Legislation tended to favour the employers and businesses
- Not properly enforced
- Wagner Act
- Workers could join trade unions
- Membership rose by 6m in 6 years
- Led to an increased role of government-labour relations
- Increased number of strikes for FDR to deal with in 37-38
- Workers could join trade unions
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Improved minimum wage and gave maximum working hours
- Banned child labour
- NRA
- AGRICULTURE
- AAA
- Wealthy farmers with large land benefitted, but not small farmers
- Dust Bowl was still ravishing farms
- Ruled as unconstitutional in US vs Butler
- Farm incomes rose up to 1940
- Peoples with already small farms had their land reduced even more
- Was seen as a waste of food
- Sharecroppersand Af-Ams were still in extreme poverty
- TVA
- One of the most successful agencies
- Created 1000s of jobs
- New lakes were created, which enabled ports for imports and exports
- Reduced flooding
- Improved farming lands
- AAA
- SOCIAL
- TVA
- Thousands of poor families had electricity
- Provided recreational facilities
- Model farms were built, so younger generations could be educated
- SSA
- Provided pensions and insurance
- NRA
- Minimum wage
- No child labour
- Workers could take part in collective bargaining
- TVA
- ECONOMY
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