https://registration.xenegrade.com/wwu/coursedisplay.cfm?schID=2390
The course takes place Wednesdays starting October 7, 2020 ending October 21, 2020. Three sessions in total from 2-3 p.m.
From 1929 to 1939 the United States, the richest nation in the world, suffered from unheard of high unemployment, dangerous public unrest, and a plummeting economy due to a severe economic collapse. President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, the myriad of programs dubbed “Alphabet Soup,” was meant to mitigate the effects of the decade long Great Depression. These programs not only rescued the economy, but changed forever the relationship between the American people and the federal government. Thus, the three R’s of the New Deal—Reform, Relief, and Recovery—created the regulatory state, increased economic security for a broad swath of Americans, and laid the foundations for a national welfare policy. We will use the Social Security Act of 1935 as a guidepost for discussing the proper role of the government.
Instructor: Dr. June Hopkins
