The New Deal: Crash Course US History #34

In which John Green teaches you about the New Deal, which was president Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to pull the United States out of the Great Depression of the 1930s. Did it work? Maybe. John will teach you about some of the most effective and some of the best-known programs of the New Deal. They weren't always the same thing. John will tell you who supported the New Deal, and who opposed it. He'll also get into how the New Deal changed the relationship between the government and citizens, and will even reveal just how the Depression ended. (hint: it was war spending)

Chapters:
Introduction: The New Deal 00:00
The New Deal 0:53
FDR's Election 1:20
The 3 R's of the New Deal 2:24
The First New Deal 3:30
The National Industrial Recovery Act 4:20
The Tennessee Valley Authority 5:15
The Agricultural Adjustment Act 5:42
Supreme Court Interventions 6:17
FDR's Court Packing Controversy 6:48
The Second New Deal 7:43
The Wagner Act & the National Labor Relations Board 7:56
Mystery Document 8:11
CIO Unions 8:49
The Social Security Act 9:49
The Works Progress Administration 10:33
Political Party Alignments in the New Deal Era 11:18
Did the New Deal end the Great Depression? 12:27
Legacy of the New Deal 13:05
Credits 14:24

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[katepowell]

My great great grandfather is Henry Steagall. He's the one that actually wrote out the Glass-Steagall Act. My family still owns the pens that it was signed with. I just thought it was cool. Have a great day!

[pollux]

If your teacher wanted you to write 10 facts like mine does, here you go.

1. Roosevelt suggested it was the government's responsibility to guarantee every man a right to make a comfortable living.

2. FDR called for an end to prohibition.

3. FDR didn't create the new deal or put it into effect. It was passed by Congress.

4. The new deal was a set of government programs intended to fix the depression and prevent future depressions.

5. Relief programs gave help and money to people in need.

6. Recovery programs gave people jobs

7. Reform programs were designed to regulate the economy in the future to prevent more depressions.

8. The NRA was designed to be government planners and business leaders working together to coordinate industry standards for production, prices, and working conditions.

9. The Wagner act guaranteed workers the right to unionize and it created a national labor relations board to hear disputes over unfair labor practices.

10. The social security act of 1935 included unemployment insurance, aid to the disabled, aid to poor families with children, and retirement benefits. Its funded by payroll taxes instead of general tax revenue.

[carolinekeavney]

Anyone last minute studying for a huge test???!!!

[alexanderwurl]

"Nothing motivates Congress to pass legislation like crisis and fear! Stan, can I get the foreshadowing filter? We may see this again"
*me watching this as Congress passes the Coronavirus 2 trillion dollar relieve bill*

[peaceandskittles]

This college students loves this guy because it makes it easier to understand what the 3 hour lecture was in 15 minutes or less. Thanks man!

[miaandrea]

The little jingle in the intro always makes me really excited to watch the video for some reason. I guess that's how you know you've created a good intro.

[ZachoLibre]

With the AP US History exam tomorrow, I've just gotta say these crash course vids are like, saving my life right now. Thank you guys so much for making these you have saved so many teenage lives

[Alwyn]

"This is Crash Course, not TMZ."

That made me laugh. Reminds me of the Nostalgia Critic's shot's at TMZ

[KefkaJr]

>FDR ended prohibition

#1 president of all time

[RenegadesReact]

0:42 - 0:44 "This is CrashCourse, not TMZ."

And thank God for that!

[heatherlara]

Duuuude I was using this to create a mindmap and was pausing at each of the three R's and I wrote down Run DMC... Thanks bro xD

[overwrite_oversweet]

...a massive government spending program ...called WWII. :) lol

[MayannHanna]

Anyone here because of that sweet nectar of knowledge and not for some test?

[allisonyoung]

“His opponent was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was as close to a born politician as the U.S. had ever seen, except Kid President” this is amazing

[TehNozzle]

So who else here is screwed for the AP US exam?

[karizmaanne]

APUSH exam cramming for tomorrow. #apushmeoffacliff

[monicaseitz]

It was interesting how FDR's New Deal didn't end up ending the Depression on its own. By 1940 over 15% of the work force remained unemployed, he did decrease the unemployment rate by 10%, but when FDR reduced government spending to farms, unemployment jumped back up to 20%. In the end, the New Deal did play a huge factor in helping end the Great Depression, but not as much as we thought it would..

[ajhampton]

With respect to the Mystery Document: "electrocute" is a portmanteau of "electricity" and "execute", so technically you're not electrocuted if you survive.

[Hansaloverable]

*10 years later* and that my children is how I passed History 10

[YourBusinessWithAI]

Damn bro John Green got me wheezing like damn you got the whole class laughing