The New Deal
The New Deal provided Americans with an escape route from the Great Depression, its several programs allowed many unemployed Americans to obtain jobs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the government worked side-by-side with the American citizens in order to restore and improve the national economy. The process of relief, recovery, and reform allowed the reintroduction of a stable economy through the creation of several alphabet agencies, which were programs designed to further improve the American economy (Jackson, 2001-2018).
Development and implementation
The New Deal was designed and brought forth by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. One of the first actions taken was the ratification of the 21st amendment, which allowed the sale of
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Many of the programs he put into place still effect citizens today, while also continuing to give the American government a foundation to build the greatest economy in the world on. So, to state President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs were simply just to get America out of the Great Depression is an understatement, due to the fact that the programs created have shaped how we live today as American citizens.
Key Objectives
The New Deal had three general goals in mind when being put into effect, those three purposes were to relieve citizens of their economic struggles and to stop the severe decline of the economy, recover the economic flow by reintroducing consumerism into society, and to reform The United States of America with special programs to provide economic protection and to prevent another depression (Jackson, 2001-2018). Roosevelt sought these objectives through several programs, these programs were called the Alphabet Agencies.
The Alphabet
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The National Youth Administration gave job opportunities and federal work relief to the younger population of Americans (Jackson, 2001-2018). The Works Progress Administration gave more job and education opportunities through the construction of post offices, schools, and parks (History.com staff, 2009). Other programs not only created job opportunities but also were established with the intent to provide a better life for citizens after the depression. Some of these programs include the Tennessee Valley Authority Act and the Social Security act. These acts provided citizens with better lives and they helped to prevent another depression from happening again. The Tennessee Valley Authority Act allowed the government to build several dams which would not only control the flooding of certain areas but would serve as a cheap source of hydroelectric power. Many people were needed to aid in the building of the dams which in turn, created many jobs. The Social Security Act which established an unemployment insurance system and granted care and compensation to families with dependent children and those with disabilities (History.com staff, 2009).
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