The New Deal

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The Mahalo Top 7

1. Wikipedia: The New Deal
2. Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Network: The New Deal Network
3. The California Historical Society: The Living New Deal Project
4. Library of Congress: Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal
5. University of Virginia: The Real Deal
6. National New Deal Preservation Association: Roosevelt's 'New Deal"
7. Roosevelt University: Center For New Deal Studies

The New Deal Background and Causes

1920s Economy

• Wikipedia: American Agricultural Economy in the 1920s-1940
• Library Of Congress: Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929
• Gusmorino: Main Causes of the Great Depression (1996)

The Stock Market Crash of 1929

• Wikipedia: Wall Street Crash of 1929
• New York Times: "Looking Back at the Crash of '29" (1999) | "Stock Prices Slump..." (1929)
• PBS: Stock Market Crash

The Great Depression

• Wikipedia: Great Depression
• Ludwig von Mises Institute: America's Great Depression
• Library Of Congress: Americans React to the Great Depression

The New Deal Central Figures

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Mahalo's Guide to Franklin D. Roosevelt
• The White House: Biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Wikipedia: Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Franklin D. Roosevelt American Heritage Center Museum: About FDR
• Miller Center of Public Affairs: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945)
• Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum: Frequently Asked Questions  
• Time Magazine: "Franklin Delano Roosevelt" (1998) 

Eleanor Roosevelt

• Mahalo's Guide to Eleanor Roosevelt
• The White House: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
• Wikipedia: Eleanor Roosevelt
• George Washington University: What New Deal Policies did Eleanor Roosevelt influence?
• Time Magazine: "Eleanor Roosevelt" (1998)
• New York Times: "...Mrs. Roosevelt, First Lady 12 Years,...'World's Most Admired Woman'" (1962)

Henry A. Wallace

• Henry A. Wallace Center: Life of Henry A. Wallace
• Wikipedia: Henry A. Wallace
• The New Deal Network: "Second Only to Roosevelt" Henry A. Wallace and the New Deal
• Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum: Henry A. Wallace Biography
• United States Senate: Henry Agard Wallace, 33rd Vice President (1941-1945)

The New Deal Images and Media

• Library of Congress: By the People, For the People: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943
• Library of Congress: America from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs...1935-1945
• The National Archives: A New Deal For the Arts
• The New Deal Network: Photo Gallery
• Indiana University Art Museum: Farm Security Administration Photographs

The New Deal Books and Research

• Google Book Search: The New Deal
• Google Scholar Search: The New Deal
• Center for New Deal Studies: Publications
• Amazon.com: Franklin D Roosevelt And The New Deal | The New Deal: The Depression Years...

The New Deal Articles, Blogs, and Message Boards

• Humanities & Social Sciences Online: H-US1918-45 Discussion Network
• New Deal Network: Forum  
• Greg Mankiw's Blog: The New Deal Revisited
• Coyote Blog: Revisiting the New Deal. Finally.
• San Francisco Chronicle: "Keeping the faith" (2005)  

The New Deal Timeline

• 1933: March, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated president.
• 1933: March 19, Roosevelt establishes the Civilian Conservation Corps.
• 1933: May, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration begins providing state aid for the unemployed.
• 1933: May, the Tennessee Valley Authority is created.
• 1933: June 16, the National Industrial Recovery Act goes into effect
• 1933: June 16, the Glass-Steagall Act is passed, creating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
• 1933: August, the Soil Erosion Service is established.
• 1933: November 8, the Civil Works Administration is created to provide temporary jobs to the unemployed.
• 1935: April, the Works Progress Administration is established.
• 1935: June, FDR signs an executive order establishing the National Youth Administration.
• 1935: July 5, the National Labor Relations Act is signed into law.
• 1935: August 14, the Social Security Act is enacted.
• 1938: April, Roosevelt asks Congress to authorize $3.75 billion in federal spending
• 1941: December, the U.S. enters World War II, which essentially ends the Great Depression.
• 1945: April 12, Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage during his fourth term as president.

The New Deal Satire and Humor

• Google Image Search: The New Deal Cartoons
• Georgetown University: Harry Hopkins and the New Deal: As Seen by Cartoonists

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