Effects Of The New Deal Dbq

It was a period of global conflicts that fostered many domestic changes within the United States between 1939 and 1945. As World War I and the Great Depression came to a close, President Franklin D Roosevelt passed his New Deal in response, which sought to provide immediate relief, give long-term economic solutions, and prevent another great depression from happening. The New Deal was mainly successful in restoring America’s economy. The government moved away from laissez faire ideals. Within the foreign countries dictators such as Hitler,Stalin ,Mussolini and Tojo begin to arise. FDR remained true to America’s isolationist ideals by passing a series of Neutrality acts in 1935, 1936 and 1937 in response to the growing tension and threats

Men had to step away to aid in the war meaning there was a demand for women within the workforce. According to document 4, the Office of War Information encouraged women to step away from their housewife roles and fill in the jobs that were left behind. They achieved this through propaganda posters claiming that it would help the war end sooner; about 6 million women joined the workforce. Some of these jobs include farmworkers, mechanics, construction workers, manufacturers, and Messengers. Within the military 4 branches were created for women, opening up more opportunities and employing 216,000 women, allowing them to step further away from the traditional jobs. Although these jobs created a sense of independence for women, as men came back they were quickly shifted back into their pre-war roles, more than 3 million women had to leave their wartime jobs. In short, there was a domestic change in women’s roles within society because Women had to shift from their traditional home roles to new wartime

According to document 3, as African-Americans fought for their country, they are also fighting for their freedom at home therefore campaigning for the Double V. The Double V is a campaign for African-Americans victory abroad against dictators and at home against racism. According to document 5, Corporal Trimingham raises a theoretical question to highlight the racial discrimination, that he and every other African-American experience despite their efforts in the war. Both documents highlight the hypocrisy of America fighting for their freedom overseas, while they constantly revoking the freedom of minorities in the US and questioned why they were being discriminated against if they were fighting for the same cause. Within the military the Jim Crow laws still applied, the military did not believe that African-americans were fit for leadership opportunities and often delegated the labor and service jobs to them. As more African-Americans spoke up about their civil rights, it heightened racism within the US. In conclusion African-Americans continued to be racially discriminated against and segregated within the United States during World War