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:{{See also|Economic planning}}

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The [[stock market crash of 1929]] and the ensuing [[Great Depression]] set the stage for a more progressive government and [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] won a landslide victory in the [[United States presidential election, 1932|election of 1932]], campaigning on a platform of "Relief, Recovery, and Reform." This came to be termed "[[New Deal|The New Deal]]" after a phrase in his acceptance speech. The Democrats also swept to large majorities in both houses of Congress, and among state Governors. Roosevelt altered the nature of the Party, away from laissez-faire capitalism, and towards the [[administrative state]] and [[entitlement]]s.  Conservative Democrats were outraged; led by [[Al Smith]] they formed the [[American Liberty League]] in 1934 and counterattacked. They failed and either retired from politics or joined the GOP.  A few of them, such as [[Dean Acheson]] found their way back to the Democratic Party.

The [[stock market crash of 1929]] and the ensuing [[Great Depression]] set the stage for a more progressive government and [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] won a landslide victory in the [[United States presidential election, 1932|election of 1932]], campaigning on a platform of "Relief, Recovery, and Reform." This came to be termed "[[New Deal|The New Deal]]" after a phrase in his acceptance speech. The Democrats also swept to large majorities in both houses of Congress, and among state Governors. Roosevelt altered the nature of the Party, away from laissez-faire capitalism, and towards the [[administrative state]] and [[entitlement]]s.  Conservative Democrats were outraged; led by [[Al Smith]] they formed the [[American Liberty League]] in 1934 and counterattacked. They failed and either retired from politics or joined the GOP.  A few of them, such as [[Dean Acheson]] found their way back to the Democratic Party.

[[File:Students pledging allegiance to the American flag with the Bellamy salute.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Elementary school children giving the fascist salute while reciting the [[Pledge of Allegiance]] during the New Deal.]]

[[File:Students pledging allegiance to the American flag with the Bellamy salute.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Elementary school children giving the fascist salute while reciting the [[Pledge of Allegiance]] during the New Deal.<ref>https://theduran.com/the-bellamy-salute-in-the-u-s-before-december-1942/</ref>]]

After making gains in Congress in 1934 Roosevelt moved left and embarked on a big spending program called "The Second New Deal."  It was characterized by building a voting bloc of labor unions, nationalizing welfare by the [[WPA]] (with 2 million  unemployed men), setting up [[Social Security]] and raising taxes on "economic royalists."

After making gains in Congress in 1934 Roosevelt moved left and embarked on a big spending program called "The Second New Deal."  It was characterized by building a voting bloc of labor unions, nationalizing welfare by the [[WPA]] (with 2 million  unemployed men), setting up [[Social Security]] and raising taxes on "economic royalists."