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The Great Crash, the Great Depression and the New Deal policies, 1920–41

(a) Explain why the New Deal faced criticism from some on the liberal left.

(b) How far was President Hoover to blame for the impact of the Great Depression?

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Many left-wing liberals simply believed that the New Deal did not go far enough and that FDR was making too many concessions to the business classes. They saw the New Deal’s policies as rejecting radical change in favour of accepting the current economic and social inequalities.

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Huey Long, the Democratic Senator for Louisiana, was the best-known critic of the New Deal from the left. He wanted more federal government action to redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor, as shown by his ‘Share Our Wealth’ plan. Dr Francis Townsend, a retired doctor, also opposed the New Deal for failing to support retired people.

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