A Triumphant Indenture In Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal

A Triumphant Indenture In the 1930s, the American dream was briefly removed from existence. It was a decade of despair and helplessness as many Americans awaited a hopeful response from the federal government in their time of need. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt, FDR, ran against Herbert Hoover it was obvious that Hoover did not have any chance of winning due to his inadequate response to the issues of the Depression. FDR promised the country a return to normalcy by introducing his New Deal for America. He would have plenty of time to implement all aspects of his plan due to his eventual 16 years in office. Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal was a potent act that stimulated the economy, generated an abundance of temporary new jobs, and ensured

After a decade of a huge surplus of product, farmers struggled to sell all their goods at market. When the Depression hit America, farmers were in an even worse situation, because less people could afford to buy the majority of their stock. FDR’s AAA worked to balance supply and demand by paying farmers to take land out of production and destroy large quantities of crops. This act was successful in providing a basis for government intervention in the limitation of commodities in the market. Evidence of the act’s success was stated in a letter by a grateful New York farmer that was given to a federal writer in 1938, “Like the prophet, Nathan, who said to King David: You have so many sheep and yet you want to take the last sheep of the poor man; so you said to the rich, to the Wall St. bankers: Leave the poor man his last sheep. Let him also live. All the rich men hate you for that. They know that you brought new hope to the poor plain man” (Greifer par 1). Another piece of recovery legislation came in the form of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment and restored the alcohol industry to its former glory. This successful endeavor, brought to fruition by FDR’s encouragement, provided jobs and revenue in the newly awakened business. However, more jobs were needed to eliminate the spike in unemployment in the early

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), National Youth Administration (NYA) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) were all agencies that were grouped under the “relief” faction of the New Deal. The CCC would eventually employ 3 million young men to attend to the country’s national parks and wildlife centers through restoration and trail-blazing. The TVA and the WPA employed workers in areas of construction for public gain. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a 37 percent increase in employed construction workers and a 17 percent increase in employees of transportation and public utilities from 1933-1937 (Levine 7). The NYA, a general auspice of the WPA, employed high school and college-age students. The true success of the NYA was demonstrated in its student-aid program, which “provided financial assistance in the amount of six dollars a month for high school students, fifteen dollars for those in college, and an average of twenty dollars per month for graduate students. In exchange the students performed part-time jobs, usually as clerks or maintenance workers.”(Hendrickson par. 1) By creating and implementing these New Deal agencies, FDR effectively employed millions while providing the country with necessary support and maintenance. However, there was still a need for prospective