Question.2355 - Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 24 (Section 24.4), 25, 26 Lesson Link (video): A New Deal: Part 5 (https://search-alexanderstreet- com.chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C3226547) (7:20) Link (website): New Deal Programs: Selected Library of Congress Resources: Introduction (https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/newdeal/intro.html) (Read this introduction before exploring the other links in this discussion.) Link (website): New Deal Programs: Selected Library of Congress Resources (https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/newdeal) (Explore the links under Sections and Topic for specific New Deal Programs.) Link (website): New Deal Programs: Selected Library of Congress Resources: Digitized Materials (https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/newdeal/am.html) (Explore the links for primary sources including audio recordings, written narratives, photographs, posters, and music.) Link (website): President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal (https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great- depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/franklin-delano-roosevelt-and-the-new-deal/) (Review the documents and interviews on this site.) Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to noted resources) Initial Post Instructions: For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following (any program and/or act of the New Deal): Programs Acts Top ? 11/30/22, 12:41 PM Topic: Week 6 Discussion 1: The New Deal https://chamberlain.instructure.com/courses/114361/discussion_topics/3902997 2/13 Programs Acts Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) Public Works Administration (PWA) Civil Works Administration (CWA) Works Progress Administration (WPA) Farm Security Administration (FSA) Emergency Banking Relief Act Economy Act Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) Tennessee Valley Authority Act (TVA) National Employment System Act (Wagner- Peyser Act) Home Owners Loan Act National Industrial Recovery Act (NIA) Glass-Steagall Act (Banking Act) Securities & Exchange Act Emergency Relief Appropriation Act Resettlement Administration (RA) Rural Electrification Administration (REA) National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) Social Security Act Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Reflecting over the weekly reading and lesson video The New Deal Coalition (also linked in the Required Resources), address the following for your selections: Consider workers, immigrants, and African Americans. Explain how minorities were represented by the New Deal. Analyze to what extent you think that the New Deal effectively ended the Great Depression and restored the economy. Follow-Up Post Instructions Compare your selections and analysis of selections with those of your peers. If they chose different events, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same events, build on their posts by providing additional information about the events that you have not already noted in your own post. Writing Requirements Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up) APA format for in-text citations and list of references
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New Deal In 1929, a significant fall in stock prices resulted in a vast financial depression worldwide, known as The Great Depression. In 1932, Franklin.D. Roosevelt was elected president. In his acceptance speech, he addressed the problems by undertaking a new deal for the American people. In March 1933, several reforms were implemented, adding more relief programs to boost the economy. For this discussion, the following two implementations are considered. Works Progress Administration (WPA), 1935: This program is considered the most famous, having changed the lives of many, armed with the most enlightened and anti-racist leadership (Goldberg). WPA employed unskilled men in public works projects. In 1935 alone, it employed 350,000 African Americans with fair wages. The Federal Writer’s project significantly improved the preservation of Black culture (African Americans). It gave women employment opportunities like clerks, gardening, librarians, and sewists. The sewing sector alone contributed to 7% of those employed in WPA. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 1938: Standing against immense judicial opposition, this act applied to industries and banned child labor while setting minimum wages at 25 cents, with a maximum of 44 hours of work per week. The conditions mentioned came as an answer to several workers, reformers, and unions who had stressed long for a change in the existing conditions (Fair labor standards act ,1938). The act created a Wage and Hour Division within the U.S. Department of Labor to enforce federal minimum wage, child labor regulations, overtime pay and record keeping. The FLSA 3 remains an achievement of the New deal as it continued to bring about changes in wages and living standards in the subsequent years. Analysis: The policies of the New Deal went a long way in minimizing income inequality and instilling security in America. Although the New Deal is considered a failure in reviving the economy, it played a significant role in creating equality and welfare for people of all origins in America. The extent of the reforms is always a point of discussion, but many policies implemented by the New Deal continue to be in practice today. 4 References Fair labor standards act (1938). Living New Deal. (2020, October 20). Retrieved from https://livingnewdeal.org/glossary/fair-labor-standards-act-1938/ Food Safety and Inspection Service. Recalls & Public Health Alerts | Food Safety and Inspection Service. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls Goldberg, C. A. (2005). Contesting the status of relief workers during the new deal: The Workers Alliance of America and the Works Progress Administration, 1935-1941. Social Science History, 29(3), 337–371. https://doi.org/10.1215/01455532-29-3-337More Articles From History
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