What was FDR’s New Deal? The New Deal consisted of programs, especially Social Security, that was enacted in the United States during the Great Depression. The New Deal was put into action because America fell into the Great Depression. The New Deal included many laws passed by Congress and was very focused on the “3 Rs”, Relief, Recovery, and Reform. Relief was for the unemployed and the poor, recovery of the economy to normal and constant levels, and reform of the financial system so Americans would not have to go through a depression like this ever again. Many of changes the New Deal had the relationship between the federal government and American society related to some specific area, such as agriculture, industry, banking, labor, the welfare …show more content…
The first area that changed was agriculture. One of the programs of the New Deal was the Agriculture Adjustment Act. This was a federal law that was designed to help increase agricultural prices by reducing surpluses. A bill that, was passed by Congress, paid farmers, who produced certain things such as wheat, tobacco, corn, and dairy products, to leave their fields uncultivated so they can end the surpluses and increase prices. A high priority for FDR and his Secretary of Agriculture was rural …show more content…
Welfare state was a social system where the government takes it upon itself to protect its citizen’s well-being and health. It is usually done when the citizens are in financial or social need and when this happens they will usually receive benefits for their specific need. The most well-known and most influential welfare programs of the New Deal was the Social Security Act of 1935. The United States, prior to 1935, was the only major industrial nation without a solid national social security program. The SSA was introduced by Francis Perkins and it consisted of such things like retirement pensions, benefits for the handicapped and single mothers, and unemployment insurance. The SSA denied access to certain groups, which led to more existing gender and racial inequalities. President Roosevelt looked to the rich and corporations to help fund social security