HIST 112 1st Edition Lecture 25FDR and the New Deal Part 2Outline of Last Lecture I. HooverII. Election of 1932III. AAAIV. TVAV. Resistance to FDROutline of Current LectureI. Supreme CourtII. Huey LongIII. ConclusionsCurrent LectureKey Terms:- Reconstruction finance administration- First 100 days- Brain trust- AAA- Dust bowl- TVA- NRA- Schechter Poultry vs. US- Court-packing scheme- Huey LongSupreme Court- Calls NRA unconstitutional- FDR calls press conference at Hyde Park, calls Supreme Court backwards- Supreme Court also calls AAA unconstitutional, pulls in reigns on FDR- Court-packing schemeo AKA judiciary reorganization bill of 1937o Exploit loophole that there is no limit to the number of SC justiceso For every justice over age of 70, FDR can appoint up to 6 new justicesThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Americans see this as FDR trying to expand presidential power- Bill doesn’t pass, but it doesn’t matter because justices start retiringHuey Long- By 1936 FDR had started pulling to the lefo somewhat due to the mood of America that the New Deal is not enough- Huey Long – populist, man of the peopleo 1928 elected governor of Louisianao 1930 builds a new statehouse to represent change Expensive, but still supportedo 1932 elected senator of Louisianao “Share our wealth” program – make every man a king Extremely radical idea!o Thinks about running for president in 1936, but is assassinated in 1935- FDR’s responseo Moves to the lef, criticized by own classo Raises taxes on wealthyo Abandons early commitment to New Deal- Afer 1936 electiono Looks like things are getting bettero Brief recession in 1937, unemployment back to 19%o By 1939 seem to be on the right directionConclusions- Did the New Deal fix the economy?o Depends on personal beliefso By 1939 it was better, but not as good as 20s- Gave a lot of Americans hope in a way that had never happened before- Many happy, others unhappy- Possible that New Deal saved capitalism because Americans might have turned to more radical ideas (like Huey Long’s)- WWII happens anyway, and war production fixes the
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