1. Define the New Deal, Explaining What It Was, and What It Hoped to Do

New Deal Notes Key questions: This chapter can be VERY confusing; there’s a LOT going on. Please try to get the following and we’ll go over the rest in class. First, carefully read the intro (pages 858-859) and jot down a couple notes about what the chapter seems to be about. Then read the conclusion (“The Legacy of the New Deal”, p 883-5) also very carefully. THEN, even more carefully, read the chapter summary (p 886). Now, before reading the chapter, answer the following:

1. Define the New Deal, explaining what it was, and what it hoped to do.

2. What effects did the New Deal have on America?

Lecture Outline 1) The First New Deal a) Bank Crisis b) The Three R’s 2) New Deal Critics a) Socialism and the Forgotten Man 3) The Second New Deal a) Propaganda b) Jobs c) Social Security d) Pro-unionism 4) Decline of the New Deal a) Court Packing b) The Roosevelt Recession 5) Impact of the New Deal a) Banking and the Stock Market b) The Welfare State c) Agricultural Subsidies d) Political Realignment 1. 2.