New Deal Dbq

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In the 1920s America was the most powerful country in the world. It was a period of sustained economic prosperity. This came to an end with the Wall Street crash of 1929, leading on to the great depression which settled throughout America bringing years of suffering and gloom. Herbert hoover attempted to fight the depression, but as both source 8 and 9 shows he didn’t do enough. In 1932 Franklin Roosevelt was elected as President. Roosevelt unlike Hoover promised change, and spoke to the working class people. Source 12, 13, and 14 are all extracts from Roosevelt’s speeches where he talks about how he is going to help the working class as they are the most affected. The new deal was a set of policies introduced by Roosevelt to help tackle the economic crisis. The aim of the new deal was to provide relief, recovery and reform. Alphabet Agencies such as FERA, CCC and WPA were set up to provide relief; they gave jobs to the unemployed (see source 17 and 18). Social, political and economic reforms were also introduced, to improve the standard of living of the working class in the long haul (see source 20 and 21). These reforms caused many to oppose to the …show more content…

He was a US Senate, which made him a dangerous opponent. However unlike the Republicans and Dissident Democrats he felt like the new deal was not doing enough to help the poor. He therefore began the ‘share our wealth movement’, through which he gained national popularity. He also ran against Roosevelt for Presidency, making radical and wild promises such as confiscating all personal fortune over $3 million and to distribute them, so every American would receive between $4000 and $5000, so that they can buy a home, car and a radio. He also promised free education, a minimum wage, and old age pensions, houses for war veterans and cheap food for the poor. Long could have caused some serious damage to Roosevelt’s re-election in 1936, if he had not been

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