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• GOVERNMENT CAN REGULATE THE FLOW OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE, OR COMMERCE BETWEEN 2 STATES • GOVERNEMNT CANNOT REGULATE THE FLOW OF INTRASTATE COMMERCE, OR COMMERECE WITHIN A STATE

ROOSEVELT’S COURT PACKING PLAN • Sprang it on the country in 1937 after he was reelected • If justices did not retire by age 70 a new justice would be added to help ease the load • FDR wanted justices who understood “Modern tradition” • Soundly Defeated (but accomplishes what FDR wants) • Sup. Ct. re-evaluates opinions, justices retire • By time FDR dies, nearly every justice replaced

$ DEFECIT SPENDING $ - “Maintain the prosperity of the country even if the government has to deficit spend to do it. ” - John Maynard Keynes http: //melbecon. unimelb. edu. au/het/keynes/index. htm

DEFICIT SPENDING (CONTINUED) $ Keynes’ idea was to create jobs and start building, even if the U. S. had to borrow to do it. $ Keynes believed that the answer was to PUMP MONEY INTO THE ECONOMY $ If there is not enough money in the economy, pump money into it and that will keep it moving

New Deal Segregation • In the south, there were separate groups of farmers • There were black sharecroppers and white farmers • FDR did not do anything for the sharecroppers. He did not attempt to end segregation. • FDR did not want to isolate the southern Democrats

NEW DEAL (HELP) • Organized labor, collective bargaining (all came about because of New Deal programs) • Wagner Organized Labor Act • Legal recognition of unions • This led to the Fair Labor Standards Act • Click below for explanation of Fair Labor Standards Act • http: //encarta. msn. com/find/Concise. asp? ti=00 D 160 00

NEW DEAL HELP (CONTINUED • After Fair Labor Standards Act, more workers belonged to unions than any other time in American History • 30 to 35 % of Americans belonged to a union • Today, 13 % of Americans belong to a union

Modern Day Influence of Unions • G. M. Strike (sit down) • Lasted 44 Days • G. M. asked government to call out the National Guard • In the end, the union won

Henry Ford • Last to allow workers to unionize • Ran his company like an Army • Workers were not permitted to talk on the assembly line (whisper) • Checked on the families of his workers on a regular basis • http: //www. hfmgv. org/histories/hf/henry. ht ml

Social Disruption • http: //memory. loc. gov/cgibin/query/D? fsaall: 5: . /temp/~ammem_Vr. J 9: : • Depression had less effects on employment than women • men suffered intensely emotionally • Dissertion rate was sky high • Picture of La. Strawberry picker

Social Disruption (continued) - Children were often left at home - Women had to work outside the home and continue to do all the house work (very tough) - Government passed programs to give $ to HS /college students for food books, clothes, etc.

FDR’s Quarantine Speech - FDR felt our vital interests were tied up in WW II - If Germany controlled all the rest, than we would be at a disadvantage - 1937 “Quarantine the Agressor Speech” http: //history. acusd. edu/gen/WW 2 Timeline/fdr-images. html http: //history. acusd. edu/gen/WW

Pearl Harbor • December 6, 1941 • http: //www. Geo. Cities. com/Cape. Canaveral/ Hangar/5115/Battleship_Row. html

Key Players in WW II 1) China - Chaing Hai Shek 2) Russia - Stalin 3) Bernard Montgomery (Great Britian) - leader of British Army 4) George Patton (famous U. S. General) 5) Rommel (the Desert Fox) - Germany - Africa Korp Hitler (of course)

Key Players (continued) 7) James Doolittle 8) FDR - Pearl Harbor - a day that will live in infamy - We thought we could not fight a war because of the Depression - U. S. went from Depression to out producing Germany, Japan, Italy

Key Terms • Rationing - Government giving a certain amount to each person to make sure they had it (rainy day) • Interment - Japenese were placed in concentration camps - Afraid they would send messages back to Japan - Japanese lost homes/businesses

Key Battles • North Africa - We wanted it because Hitler wanted it for oil - When Hitler left Africa it was the turning point in WW II - Beginning of the end - Patton/Montgomery (leaders)

Key Battles (continued) • Battle of Coral Sea - 1 st time U. S. stood up to Japan in war - Battle was accidential - At night in fog - U. S. Naval forces bumped into Japanese Naval forces - No winners, no losers - Morale builder

Key Battles (continued) • Battle of Midway - 1 st major defeat of Japanese Navy • Led to defeat of To Jo, Japanese military commander. • Click blue site below to see more war propaganda posters http: //www. openstore. com/posters/freedom. jpg

- Allies won WW II - General Douglas Mac. Authur helped draft the new Japanese Constitution - But you have Roosevelt to thank for the wonderful U. S. History Lessons!!!