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Explore the transformative New Deal era in this 54-minute lecture examining FDR's presidency, labor movements, and the pivotal 1930s decade in American history. Delve into how the Great Depression reshaped the relationship between government and citizens as Professor Beverly Gage analyzes the creation of America's social welfare state and the contested debates around federal intervention in economic and social affairs. Examine the political, economic, and social upheavals that defined this crucial period, including the rise of organized labor, the expansion of federal power, and the ongoing struggles over American national identity during one of the nation's most challenging decades. Learn how the New Deal represented another moment of radical national reimagining in U.S. history, building on themes of citizenship, democracy, and the evolving American experiment as the nation approached its modern form.
