The New Deal
a) In 1933, the new president of America, Franklin D Roosevelt,
introduced The New Deal. He did this because of America's economic
depression at the time.
For example, many banks went bankrupt in the Wall Street Crash. This
happened because, during the economic many people got involved in the
stock market, especially in speculation. This was where you would buy
lots of stocks with a loan, then way for them to rise slightly, and
sell them off again, making a quick and easy profit. Many banks got
involved in speculation, but people started to lose faith in the stock
market, so everyone started to sell their shares. This meant that
there were much more sellers than buyers which meant the whole system
crashed. This caused banks to go bankrupt, along with everyone's money
that were in those banks. This caused people to withdraw their savings
from banks, causing even more to close down.
Also there was the weakness of the US economy. After the boom, there
was a strain on the consumer goods being bought, and other such
things.
The companies that sold cars and other luxuries were now producing
more than they could sell, and the majority of the American population
could not afford to buy them.
Companies used huge amounts of advertising, but there was no demand
for their products, as people's wages were still low, and prices were
still high.
Normally, America would have exported its surplus to Europe, but
because American prices were so high, people in Europe could not
afford them either. Also, Europe had put up its own trade tariffs to
protect its companies from the American companies.
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The black Americans had been hit very hard by the depression, but, The
New Deal CCC helped the black Americans gain benefits and other
Agencies helped them improve the quality of life by improving housing
conditions from slums to proper houses.
I think that on the whole, The New Deal was actually a good idea, and
a short-term success. This is as, at the time, America was in such a
state, that something had to be done. This meant that at the time
Roosevelt solved so many problems that Hoover was just unable to deal
with. This means that though The New Deal may not have stayed a
success, it started a success as was much better than not doing
anything and leaving America in a huge depression. Also, at the time
there was probably no better thing that anybody else could have come
up with.
In the midst of the greatest depression in the history of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt and his committees drafted The New Deal, consisting of policies which they hoped would help all declining facets of the nation at the time. The American people needed to heed a promising leader that would set plans to end the depression, a change from President Hoover who seemed to have no set plan for dealing with such an economic crisis. The New Deal aims to stimulate the economy, create jobs, and lift America out of the economic strife. The controversy amongst historians surrounding the New Deal is whether or not it prospered in helping America out of a depression. David M. Kennedy argues that the New Deal did indeed serve its purpose, by implementing policies, which improved the economy as well as American lifestyle on a general level, in his piece What the New Deal Did.
In this piece of coursework I have been asked if the new deal was a
One thing the New Deal did to help its citizens was lower the unemployment rates. The unemployment rates had been low before the Great Depression. When the market crashed it was at 3.2% but only four years later it had
Assessment of the Success of the New Deal FDR introduced the New Deal to help the people most affected by the depression of October 1929. The Wall Street Crash of October 24th 1929 in America signalled the start of the depression in which America would fall into serious economic depression. The depression started because some people lost confidence in the fact that their share prices would continue to rise forever, they sold their shares which started a mass panic in which many shares were sold. The rate at which people were selling their shares was so quick that the teleprinters could not keep up, therefore share prices continued to fall making them worthless. Also causing many people to lose their jobs as the owners of factories could not afford to pay the workers wages.
The New Deal was a set of acts that effectively gave Americans a new sense of hope after the Great Depression. The New Deal advocated for women’s rights, worked towards ending discrimination in the workplace, offered various jobs to African Americans, and employed millions through new relief programs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), made it his duty to ensure that something was being done. This helped restore the public's confidence and showed that relief was possible. The New Deal helped serve American’s interest, specifically helping women, african american, and the unemployed and proved to them that something was being done to help them.
Not only did it have its holes with how the Americans money would be spent, but it also had a few corrupt people taking advantage of its policies to get more power and money. The New Deal was a good idea at heart, but it had a lot of loops holes and issues that many Americans then rejected it for, mainly, Americans opposed the New Deal because of the people who exploited it for power and money, or the very fact that it gave the Federal Government more control over their lives and their
Since the early 1930’s, non-whites in America have seen a steady increase in the division of wealth between themselves and their Caucasian counterparts, beginning with President Roosevelt’s New Deal. Franklin D. Roosevelt created many programs to try and grow the American economy, create new jobs, and save the banks. These programs were known as the New Deal. Although most Americans applauded his efforts, the non-white groups in America did not feel the same. The programs that were created by Roosevelt inadvertently disenfranchised the non-whites leaving them with a bitter taste in their mouths for the new America Roosevelt was trying to create. While learning about the economic growth during the New Deal Era and much later, one can see
The New Deal provided motivation for governmental action for fifty years. The material conditions of the nation could be cast into the frame of the New Deal and would motivate public action to address them. The way that they were addressed was framed by the New Deal's notion that the dispossessed of society were dispossessed because of the irresponsible actions of those at the top of the American economy. Government would become their representative in addressing the failures of capitalist leadership to protect the common man and woman. Franklin D. Roosevelt instituted the New Deal, which consisted of the Workers Progress Administration, and Social Security among several other programs. At the time, conservative critics charged it was bringing a form of socialism into the capitalistic American system. Conservatives sustained this argument until the 1980's when President Reagan actions brought conservative economic beliefs into fruition. Ronald Reagan was to succeed in defusing the political power of the New Deal motive. In doing so, he managed the public/private line, moving many concerns back to being private concerns that the New Deal form had seen as public matters. Reagan was to accomplish this by substituting another motive that replaced the faith of Roosevelt with the faith of Reagan.
Essentially, the New Deal did not work to include and employ as many people as it could or should have, even excluding major population types from any possible benefit from the programs. It failed to provide hard-working citizens with a steady job and food to eat. This question of whether or not the New Deal was a success has a substantial significance. If any country goes into a economic collapse like one of the Great Depression, one could use America’s experience as an example as to what steps should or should not be taken though such a time. Afterall, the importance of studying history is to learn from mistakes made in the
...onger had any savings left to live off of. The New Deal program enhanced the lives of Americans during the Great Depression and changed the role of the federal government. Most historians agree that the New Deal was what helped alleviate many of the problems during the Great Depression and has been said to have ended the Great Depression.
Is the New Deal a Good Deal for America? In his presidential acceptance speech in 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the citizens of the United States, “I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.” The New Deal, beginning in 1933, was a series of federal programs designed to provide relief, recovery, and reform to the fragile nation. The U.S. had been both economically and psychologically buffeted by the Great Depression. Many citizens looked up to FDR and his New Deal for help.
Franklin Roosevelt’s “optimism and activism that helped restore the badly shaken confidence of the nation” (pg. 467 Out of Many), was addressed in the New Deal, developed to bring about reform to the American standard of living and its low economy. It did not only make an impact during the Great Depression. Although, many of the problems addressed in the New Deal might have been solved, those with the long lasting effect provide enough evidence to illustrate how great a success the role of the New Deal played out in America’s history to make it what it is today.
... still be living in a time very similar to the Great Depression. However, the New Deal did help to solve America’s problems, it did not end the depression, unemployment, or poverty; it did provide a sense of security to American citizens, and insure hope in their country (“New Deal” 3).
The New Deal period has generally - but not unanimously - been seen as a turning point in American politics, with the states relinquishing much of their autonomy, the President acquiring new authority and importance, and the role of government in citizens' lives increasing. The extent to which this was planned by the architect of the New Deal, Franklin D. Roosevelt, has been greatly contested, however. Yet, while it is instructive to note the limitations of Roosevelt's leadership, there is not much sense in the claims that the New Deal was haphazard, a jumble of expedient and populist schemes, or as W. Williams has put it, "undirected". FDR had a clear overarching vision of what he wanted to do to America, and was prepared to drive through the structural changes required to achieve this vision.
The United States faced the worst economic downfall in history during the Great Depression. A domino effect devastated every aspect of the economy, unemployment rate was at an all time high, banks were declaring bankruptcy and the frustration of the general public led to the highest suicide rates America has ever encountered. In the 1930’s Franklin D Roosevelt introduced the New Deal reforms, which aimed to “reconcile democracy, individual liberty and economic planning” (Liberty 863). The New Deal reforms were effective in the short term but faced criticism as it transformed the role of government and shaped the lives of American citizens.