HIST 1302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: American Liberty League, Agricultural Adjustment Act, Upton Sinclair
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3 million workers by the end of the program. 2 billion trees were planted during this time. Told farmers to plow their land and plant things to prevent dust storms. Relief, recover, reform none of them worked. World war ii brought us out of the great depression. Fireside talks - brought in a new perspective of the leaders people are seeing. Federal relief emergency act -- 550 million dollars to provide jobs and food to citizens. Public works projects - people are doing work for the money, so they don"t think it"s just being handed out. Civilian conservation core: young men got paid to preserve natural resources. New deal programs - discriminate against african americans, mexicans, asians. Catholic priest with a radio program - charles kofflan - 40 million listeners - communists came into the us because of international bankers and capitalists - was against fdr, democrats, communists. Francis townsen - says that elderly should not be on the streets.
