The “New Deal” was a program that was made by President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1939. After the Great Depression in America, there was a need to come up with a new program that would bring reforms to the government and its economy. The term “New Deal” was derived from Roosevelt’s speech at the time he was accepting the presidency nomination. Many Americans voted for Roosevelt because they believed that he would handle the issue of depression effectively than his opponent Herbert Hoover (Moreno 222).
Much of the New deal’s programs were enacted in the first three months of presidency. Roosevelt’s new administration was determined to fight the big challenge of unemployment in the country. Several agencies were established during this period to assist in fighting the problem of unemployment (Fitzgerald 7). For example, Works Progress Administration and the Civilian conservation corps.
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The above picture shows civilian conservation corps where people were employed to reduce the big issue of unemployment.
The Great Depression led to the collapse of the economy of America. Roosevelt had promised the citizens of America that his government would restore back the economy (Fitzgerald 7) His administration ensured that all the benefits of the government were equally distributed to the large population of America.
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The above image indicates the increased number of unemployment during the Great Depression period, and this was a threat to the economy of the state.
One of the factors that assisted Roosevelt in achieving his goals was his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt. She was supportive of the New Deal. It also happened that she made a special congress for the needs of women. In that period, women were not treated equally as men, and there was a lot of discrimination especially in government positions. The other factor is the supporting Congress members that he had. The Congress was helping in that in whatever the president would request it to do was done immediately.
Some programs were made during the New Deal period, and they still exist in the America society. The oversight of labor practices, which was made by the Wagner Act, is still functioning as it the one that investigates the disputes between managers and workers. The other program is Agricultural Price Support, which buttresses the American farmers to ensure that they have raised their crops for domestic purposes.
Works Cited
Encyclopedia Britannica. "New Deal | United States History". Encyclopedia Britannica. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Mar. 2016
Fitzgerald, Stephanie. The New Deal: Rebuilding America. Minneapolis, Minn: Compass Point
Books, 2007. Print.
Moreno, Paul D. The American State from the Civil War to the New Deal: The Twilight of
Constitutionalism and the Triumph of Progressivism. Cambridge [England: Cambridge University Press, 2013. Print.
Quia.com. "The Effects Of The New Deal". Quia.com. N.p., 2014. Web. 15 Mar. 2016.
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