Criticisms of the Second New Deal 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryAmerica - 19th and 20th centuryASAQA Created by: LilyCreated on: 09-05-13 15:57 The Roosevelt Recession 1937 - manufacturing output surpassed that of 1929, federal expenditure was immeditaely cut 1938 - 1/5 were out of work, manufacturing output fell by 50%, farm prices fell by 20% With the midterms looming Roosevelt realised he needed to spend more Granted $3.8 billion in relief Midterms - Republicans were slowly creeping up on Roosevelt, doublign their seats and making gains in Senate FDR was increasingly seen as a lame duck 1 of 4 Impact of the War By 1942 the country was enjoying full employment due a war economy 73% growth in economy during the war USA supplied weapons globally Gross National Product doubled Growth of larger firms Corporate profits rose to $10.5 billion in 1945 from $6billion USA produced masses of military warfare 2 of 4 African-Americans Number of blacks out of work was x6 higher than whites They were expected to have poorly paid jobs THE NEW DEAL No civil rights legislation Many measures e.g AAA worked against blacks Their jobs were now taken by whites Anti-lynching bills were not supported by Roosevelt First black congressman Many newdeal adminstrators sympathetic e.g Eleanor Roosevelt Fair Emplyment Practices Committee 1940 Civil Service tripled number of blacks 3 of 4 Women More likely to be laid off than men, blamed for male unemployment 75% of schools refused to employ married women NEW DEAL Held important posts in Government Economy Act forbade members of the same family from working for federal government and so many lost their jobs NRA codes allowed for unequal wages CCC barred women entirely 90% of jobs filled by men Women earned half the average wage of men 4 of 4
January 2013 3-05: Explain why President Franklin Roosevelt launched his ‘Second New Deal’ in 1935.(12 marks) 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating
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