FDR, The New Deal and The World Crisis, 1932-1945

Details

When: Wednesdays, Oct 20 - Nov 10 10:00am - noon

Where: The Hampton Inn

Cost: $125.00 for 4 session(s)

Type: In Person

Category:

• Humanities Courses
• World History

Instructor: Michael Schaller is Regents Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Arizona.
Michael Schaller

Green Deal, New Deal, Real Deal

The New Deal continues to resonate in American life and politics. Proposals for a “Green New Deal” elicit howls of protest from opponents who see it as a misguided effort to expand “big government” and the “nanny state.” Proponents describe it as vital to mitigate climate change and economic inequality. Both sides of the argument often mis-remember or misunderstand what the “real” New Deal intended and achieved, at home and abroad during the tumultuous 1930s and 1940s. In four two-hour sessions we will examine the collapse of the “old order,” the rise of FDR, the initially limited but eventually expansive economic and social agenda of the New Deal, creation of the New Deal political coalition, the movement’s impact on organized labor, the environment, popular culture, and minorities. We will explore the New Deal’s achievements and failures, and, finally, how U.S. participation in the Second World War shaped, limited, and expanded the New Deal at home and abroad.