Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal: A Great Success

“It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something” (Roosevelt, 1932). Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected the 32nd President of the United States of America in 1933, well into the Great Depression era. He had an idea for something called the New Deal that incorporated new programs and ideas into the everyday living of American citizens. The New Deal was a great success because it improved the lives of many Americans throughout the Great Depression. To begin, the Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal had many goals that he wanted to achieve during his presidency and he succeeded. The goal of the New Deal was reform, recovery, and relief. In order to reach these goals,

by getting people to work. Public Works programs for communities of workers together to build things for the community like bridges, roads, and dams. These kinds of jobs helped get money to families as well as helped improve communities. The appreciation for the Public Works Administration programs is shown by this quote: “The communities are delighted to take advantage of this opportunity not only to give employment to their needy, but to secure for their communities, through work relief labor, many necessary structures, services, and facilities which otherwise they would have to go without” (Woodward, n.d.). All in all, the New deal was a success because of the amount of people that got jobs after the many New Deal programs were

During the Great Depression, there were many children that were dropping out of school and not working. After the National Youth Administration was created, there was a chance for all those children to get their education and/or find jobs or part time jobs while in school. Children were offered grants to pay for their schooling as well as “on-the-job training in federally funded work projects” so that children and young adults did not need experience in order to get a job (National Youth Administration, n.d.). Women were also helped because they too received job opportunities, “In another city I stood nearby while 1,000 women received their first paychecks” (Woodward, n.d.). Women had the chance now to support their families especially if they were a single parent. Overall, the New Deal was a success because it helped children get their education and women to get