(From Wikipedia)
New Deal was the title that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave to a sequence of programs and promises he initiated between 1933 and 1938 with the goal of giving relief to the needy, reform of the financial system, and recovery of the economy of the United States during the Great Depression. Based on the assumption that the power of the federal government was needed to get the country out of depression, the first days of Roosevelt's administration saw the passage of banking reform laws, emergency relief programs, work relief programs, and agricultural programs. Later, a second New Deal was to evolve; it included union protection programs, the Social Security Act, and programs to aid tenant farmers and migrant workers. Thus, the "First New Deal" of 1933 aimed at short-term recovery programs for all groups in society, while the "Second New Deal" (1935–36) was a more radical redistribution of power. The Supreme Court ruled several programs unconstitutional (some parts of them were however soon replaced, with the exception of the National Recovery Administration). Nevertheless, there are several New Deal programs remaining in operation, some of which still exist under their original names, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The largest programs still in existence today are the Social Security System and Securities and Exchange Commission—the primary regulator of publicly traded U.S. firms.
1. With your group, analyze THREE of the cartoons on the topical page your group was assigned. For each cartoon, give the title, identify the topic and policy it relates to. If there are symbols, important figures, laws and/or events identified in the cartoon, identify and explain them. Summarize the message of each cartoon separately.
2. Prepare a 5-8 sentence paragraph summary on what the set of cartoons you selected tell you about the policies and legacies of FDR and the New Deal.
Be prepared to share your work with the class. You have 30 minutes to complete this assignment.
Group A - Waiting for the New Deal
http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/FDRnewdeal.html
Group B- Supreme Court Reform and Court Packing
http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/1937/index.html
Group C- Foreign Issues and Policies
http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/FDRforeignrelations.html
Group D - Farm issues and agricultural reform
http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/fdr/FDRfarmissues.html
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Kristina Catanese
Block A-History
May 6, 2008
Franklin D. Roosevelt is the chef in this political cartoon “Frank Are You Sure It Won’t Explode?” He is mixing diverse ideas of political aspects into a bowl of democratic recovery broth. The American public is concerned with the issue because they are uninformed of the opinions of the political parties. On his way to presidency, he formulates a way to save the economy waiting for the New Deal from January 1933 to March 1933.
Kristina Sanzone*
Block A-History
May 6, 2008
In the “Do they always do that?” political cartoon, Roosevelt wants to find out if the House and the Senate always disagree with the Presidents since they are throwing some kind of water balloons at his window. The man next to him says “Yes, ALWAYS” which shows that there is always tension between the president and his cabinet.
Vinny Rivera*
Block A-History
May 6, 2008
In the “A NEW CAPTAIN AT THE AT THE WHEEL” political cartoon, Roosevelt is navigating a boat labeled “SHIP OF STATE”. Meaning that Roosevelt is the new leader of the U.S. Its raining in the back round so I think its trying to say that Roosevelt is navigating the U.S through a hard time.
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