New Deal Dbq

In 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was democratic, became president. The New Deal was implemented by president Franklin D. Roosevelt and was based on three R’s, which stood for relief, recovery, and reform. The purpose of the New Deal was to get America out of the Great Depression, which started in president Herbert Hoover presidency. The first hundred days, of Roosevelt’s New Deal, included repealing of prohibition, fireside Chats, and Bank holidays. The Repeal of Prohibition made it legal to drink alcohol, and allowed the government to tax it, which put money into the economy. Fireside chats were radio broadcasting by Roosevelt, which allowed the American public to be informed about what was going on throughout WWI, and allowed the president to speak directly to the public. The Bank Holiday closed banks from March 6 to March 10, which relieved panic from citizens.

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implemented many plans including, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Tennessee Valley Authority, which were aimed at reliving for the unemployed and the economy.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was put in place to modernize the Tennessee and Appalachian mountain region to have electricity and to hopefully fuel more jobs and a better economy. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) took the opposite approach by going into the cities and giving people jobs in developing places like Appalachian mountain region. As a result, more and more jobs are coming out of these developing areas, which is helping the economy by citizens spending more money, and paying more taxes. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration aided citizens after natural

disasters or unnatural disasters, such as the dust bowl, which was due to over farming. Many other administrations for economic recovery included, National Recovery Administration, Agricultural Adjustment Administration and. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration allowed the government to regulate how much farmers were producing, which controlled the price of crops and helped the economy afloat. Many citizens did not agree with the administration, claiming it as unconstitutional. The National Recovery Administration allowed government to control pricing and lead to Court Reorganization Plan of 1939, in which FDR wanted to change the number of supreme court members to put leverage where he wanted to get what he wanted. Many Americans saw this extremely unconstitutional and did not go through. This was one of the many failures of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal.
Main failures of the New deal were pointed out that the government could not control the citizens of American and could be seen as unconstitutional. In addition, the government should not be regulating the citizens of America so harshly. Another failure of the New Deal included, trying to fix the economy by borrowing money, called deficit spending, which is like walking backwards in a sense. A vast amount of Americans saw Franklin D. Roosevelt becoming more of a dictator by putting his hands into other’s affairs, and wanted citizens of America to do exactly what he saw fit. Various people may agree that the New Deal may have helped relieve some pressure from the Great Depression, but it would not put an end to it. In addition, some people believe that the beginning of WWII would get America out of the Great Depression. There was not a vast amount of successes by the New Deal, although it did provide some relief during the Great Depression with unemployment rates and development of urban areas. But in conclusion, the New Deal was not considered successful, although it did achieve some successes.