Chapter 15 Section 2

The Second New Deal

Takes Hold
Main Idea:
The Second New Deal included
new programs to extend federal
aid and stimulate the nation’s
economy.
 The Second 100 Days
Build on previous programs
Economy had improved but
not enough
Unemployment remained high
Second New Deal called on
Congress to provide more
extensive relief for both
farmers and workers
 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Social Reformer
Deep Humanitarian
Great Political Skills
Traveled the country
observing social conditions
Urged her husband to
appoint women to
government positions
 1936 ELECTION
Republican Alfred
Landon (Gov of
Kansas)
Democrat FDR
Overwhelming victory
for Democrats
 HELPING FARMERS
2 out of every five farms were
mortgaged
AAA struck down by Congress but
was replaced with another law
Soil Conservation and Domestic
Allotment Act
–Paid farmers for cutting
production of soil depleting
crops
ROOSEVELT EXTENDS RELIEF
Extends 2nd New Deal to help youth
and professionals
WPA (Works Progress
Administration)-headed by Harry
Hopkins
WPA created as many jobs as
quickly as possible
1935-1943 spent 11 billion to give
jobs
Airports, roads, streets, public
buildings
 NATIONAL YOUTH
ASSOCIATION
Provided…
–Education
–Jobs
–Counseling
–Recreation for young
people
–Part time jobs for students
Improving Labor and Other Reforms
Wagner Act- Sponsor Senator
Robert F. Wagner
–Reestablished the NIRA provision
of collective bargaining
–Protected the rights of workers to
join unions
–Prohibited unfair labor practices
such as firing and threatening
union members
–Fair Labor Standards Act-
set maximum hours at 44
hours per week and
minimum wages at 25
cents an hour and
increasing to 40 cents by
1945
–Also prohibited hazardous
work for those under 18
 THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
Passed in 1935, created by Frances
Perkins
Act had 3 major parts
1. Old Age insurance for retirees 65 or
older and their spouses
2. Unemployment compensation
system
3. Aid to families with dependent
children and the disabled.
(SEE PAGE 501)
EXPANDING AND REGULATING
UTILITIES
Rural Electrification
Administration-financed and
worked with electrical
cooperatives to bring electricity
to isolated areas
1945- 48% of America’s farms
had electricity
Public Utility Holding Company
Act 1935
 CONCLUSION
As the New Deal struggled to
help farmers and other
workers to overcome the
Great Depression, it
assisted many different
groups in the nation,
including women, African
Americans and Native
Americans.