The Great Depression and the Coming of the New Deal

1. Before the Depression--Economic Weakness
   1. Sick Industries--Textiles, Coal, Lumber
   2. Agriculture--Weakness in Cotton
2. The Impact of the Depression
   1. On Agriculture
   2. On Commerce and Towns
   3. On Manufacturing
3. The New Deal Paradox--Conservatives Sponsoring Social Change
   1. Partisan Affiliation With the New Deal
      1. Southern Domination of Congressional Democratic Leadership
      2. FDR and the South
      3. Dependence of Party Fortunes on the New Deal
   2. Flow of Federal Resources Into the South
   3. Popularity of FDR
      1. Need for Dramatic Action
      2. The Southern New Dealers
4. Dissent
   1. From the Right
   2. From the Left--Huey Long