New Deal Dbq

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In 1930’s, America encountered the worst depression. The stock market crash of 1929 was caused by the high prices leading many people to invest in stocks and take excessive loans from the banks. Many banking systems failed and people were left unemployed. Farmers lost their farms due to the Dust Bowl in the early 1930’s. In the time Herbert Hoover, the president at that time felt that the government shouldn’t interfere with such events. In 1933, newly inaugurated, President Roosevelt launched the New Deal, a plan that took action to stop the crisis of the Great Depression.Although, his plan to restore the economy and welfare of the people helped America in Many ways, it created controversy. The New Deal was a good deal because it decreased …show more content…

The New Deal was a good deal because with the New Deal President Roosevelt established many new organizations whose sole purpose was creating jobs for the unemployed. According to the source “Outlining the New Deal Program”, Roosevelt's farm's was, “[to give] opportunity of employment to one-quarter of a million of the unemployed, especially the young men who have dependents, to go into the forestry and flood prevention work.”(9). Roosevelt wanted to create jobs that wouldn’t just help the citizens but believed that the unemployed could be given jobs related to the improvement of the American society. For example, construction projects helped not only with jobs but improving the infrastructure of the US with necessary buildings. Dams were built to prevent floodings which are implemented today. Also, based on the graph ‘Unemployment in the United States, 1910-1960’, after the New Deal was put in place, the number of unemployed rated dropped twenty percent, but many still disagree that the New Deal left many unemployed. Roosevelt had to close some jobs since they were illegal. “[The CCC] hired about 3 million young men as unskilled laborers working to conserve and develop natural resources. Projects included planting

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