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Hillcrest Park in Fullerton, California was originally built in 1920 and then from 1931-1940, relief funds from the Civil Works Administration (CWA), State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA), Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), and the Work Projects Administration (WPA) helped shape the landscaping of Hillcrest Park.

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Students will learn the key elements of the New Deal, including its main policies and programs designed to combat the Great Depression.

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11.6.4 Analyze the effects of and the controversies arising from New Deal economic policies and the expanded role of the federal government in society and the economy since the 1930s

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Great Depression and New Deal: A General Resource Guide

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Great Depression and New Deal: A General Resource Guide

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Research Guides: Great Depression and New Deal: A General Resource Guide: Introduction

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From approximately 1929 through the late 1930s, the U.S. experienced a period of economic depression and recovery. This guide compiles related Library of Congress digital materials, external websites, and a print bibliography. The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of digital material associated with Abraham Lincoln, including the complete Abraham Lincoln Papers from the Manuscript Division.

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Students will analyze the New Deal's impact on American society, economy, and the role of the federal government.

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Students will explore the criticisms and controversies surrounding the New Deal's policies and their long-term effects.

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This assignment is due Monday at the beginnng of class.

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The New Deal was the effort by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who took office in 1933, to respond to the calamity of the Great Depression and alleviate the despair besetting America. FDR and the New Dealers launched scores of new programs to respond to a wide range of problems facing the country: stabilizing the banks and stimulating the economy, creating jobs and raising wages, investing in public works and modernizing lagging regions, and giving ordinary Americans a new sense of security and hope. The New Deal lasted until American entry into the Second World War at the end of 1942. In ten years it transformed the country and restored our faith in the ability of government to serve the people.

Economic Recovery

National output had fallen by one-third from 1929 to 1933 and thousands of banks had collapsed, taking households savings with them. The New Deal stabilized the banks and cleaned up the financial mess left over from the Stock Market crash, allowing credit to flow again. It stabilized farm prices, aided state and local governments, and injected a surge of federal spending into the economy that bolstered household incomes and business revenues. Growth rebounded to annual rates hitting 10% and by 1939 national income was back to the level of 1929.

Jobs, Wages and Income Security

By 1933, one in four Americans was out of work by 1933 (one in three in the private sector) - roughly 15 million workers. The New Deal created a multitude of agencies that provided over 10 million jobs for the unemployed, whose wages saved millions of families from destitution. Unemployment was reduced to 10% by 1942. The rights of workers to organize was recognized, leading to a huge surge in union membership and rising wages, and a federal minimum wage was introduced. The Social Security system was begun to support pensions for seniors, along with support for mothers with children.

Public Works and Modernization

The New Deal used an array of federal agencies, local governments, and private contractors to upgrade and expand the nation's infrastructure. It built hundreds of thousands of new roads, bridges, and tunnels; city halls, libraries and post offices; hospitals, schools and auditoriums; dams, water works and sewage systems; and airports, parks and military installations. It spread these improvements across the country, bringing lagging regions into the 20th century with paved roads, electric wires and telephone lines. This massive waves of public investment helped to underwrite the war effort and postwar prosperity. Because it was well built, most New Deal infrastructure is still in use today.

Civic Uplift

The New Deal touched every state, city, and town, improving the lives of ordinary people and reshaping the public sphere. New Dealers and the men and women who worked on New Deal programs believed they were not only serving their families and communities, but building the foundation for a great and caring society.

In less than a decade, the New Deal changed the face of America and laid the foundation for success in World War II and the prosperity of the postwar era - the greatest and fairest epoch in American history. Most of all, the New Deal inspired a civic, cultural, and economic renaissance.

Unfortunately, the New Deal is fading from the collective memory of Americans - a casualty of time, neglect, and politics. The Living New Deal is making visible that enduring legacy.

To find out more, click below for briefs on New Deal programs, New Deal leaders, New Deal Inclusion and The New Deal Worked, as well as a timeline of the New Deal. You can also use the pull down menu under "History" on any page.
New Deal Programs New Deal Timeline New Dealers New Deal Inclusion The New Deal Worked
For a further introduction, see:

The First New Deal - a lecture powerpoint by Richard A Walker (2019)

New Deal in Brief by Richard A Walker (2011)

R. Walker & G. Brechin, The Living New Deal: the Unsung Benefits of the New Deal for the United States and California (2010)

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What Was the New Deal? | Living New Deal

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The New Deal was the effort by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who took office in 1933, to respond to the calamity of the Great Depression and

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Create an NBA Jersey that BEST represents the New Deal and what it accomplished.

Jersey must include these elements:

At Least 3 Colors

Some sort of representation of that New Deal program and what it’s purpose was. What did it hope to accomplish?

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Design Statement: A paragraph or two explaining why you chose the colors and symbolism you did, how it represents that New Deal program, and WHY you think this program BEST represents the new deal.

*Write at least 2 sentences per color and symbol*

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The New Deal was an amalgam of dozens of programs and agencies created by the Roosevelt Administration and the Congress. Some came into being by