The New Deal in Texas

The New Deal in Texas

Ma Ferguson

• Was accused of corruption her first term
• Was able to win a second term because the incumbent was blamed for the Great Depression

Pros/Cons of the New Deal

The New Deal

Cons

• Greatly increased our debt
• Large government bureaucracy
• Infringed on the rights of businesses

Major New Deal Programs

FDR and the New Deal

Pros

• Helped get America through the Depression while keeping capitalism
• Created rules and regulations for the banks and stock market
• More equal distribution of wealth

"Throughout the nation men and women, forgotten in the political philosophy of the Government, look to us here for guidance and for more equitable opportunity to share in the distribution of national wealth... I pledge myself to a new deal for the American people. This is more than a political campaign. It is a call to arms."

VOCAB

Definition - a series of programs from FDR that he hoped would reverse the effects of the Great Depression

WPA - Works Progress Administration

CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps

NYA - National Youth Administration

REA - Rural Electrification Administration

FERA - Federal Emergency Relief Administration

SSA - Social Security Administration

Bonnie and Clyde

• Their crime spree, especially their bank robberies, represented a fight against greed and corruption to the everyday person in the aftermath of the stock market crash.

• Relief - to provide Americans with immediate help
• Recovery - a law to promote growth in the economy
• Reform - a law to make sure the Great Depression doesn't happen again

LCRA

While not explicitly a New Deal Program, the LCRA represents local governments providing for the welfare of their citizens.

Was it effective?

VOCAB - Hoovervilles

End of the New Deal

FDR and Texas

Definition - a very poor construction of shelters built by unemployed people during the Great Depression

John Nance Garner

• Vice President to FDR for 8 years
• Eventually disagreed with New Deal and challenged FDR for Presidency

Jesse Jones

• Chairman of RFC

Sam Rayburn

• Served in House, Majority leader and Speaker

These three men were the most powerful Texans in the government and were essential in getting the New Deal into law.

• FDR attempted to "pack" the Supreme Court
• Many people criticized that the government had grown too large with the New Deal.
• Many Texans in particular were angry about the government's interference in the state.
• After 1938, there were no more major laws for the New Deal.

There were bigger issues to deal with by this time and most Americans were no longer worrying about the Depression.

President Hoover

• What role should the government play in our day-to-day lives?
• What are our expectations of the government? What do we think the should do for us?
• How much control should the government exert over the economy?

• Great Depression hit 8 months after he became President
• Was voted out of office because many thought he wasn't doing enough to stop the Great Depression

The red area represents the Great Depression

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Was President for 4 terms, something that had never been done before
• Was a figure of optimism and activism
• Most of the New Deal occurred during his first term