jan 1, 1935 - Second New Deal

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The Second New Deal is a term used by historians to characterize the second stage, 1935–36, of the New Deal programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In his address to Congress in January 1935, Roosevelt called for five major goals: improved use of national resources, security against old age, unemployment and illness, and slum clearance, national work relief program (the Works Progress Administration) to replace direct relief efforts.

It is usually dated 1935-36 and includes programs to redistribute wealth, income, and power in favor of the poor, the old, farmers and labor unions.


Social Security Act 1935 Response to critics (Dr. Townsend and Huey Long), it provided pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid to blind, deaf, disabled, and dependent children.

Wagner Act NLRB 1935 Allowed workers to join unions and outlawed union-busting tactics by
management.

Fair Labor Standards Act (1938) - Established a minimum hourly wage and a maximum number of hours in the workweek for the entire country. Set rules for the employment of workers under 16 and banned hazardous factory work for those under 18.

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