New Deal Dbq

The Great Depression happened to be a quiet whisper at first, following the shadows of endless parties, money, and rich and rare foods of sorts. As this habit of life occurred to go on and on, that whisper began to grow and grow until the only way out, was in. Where starvation, struggles, and death were spread to all and is unforgotten to mankind. The Great Depression lasted for about 10yrs. from 1929-1939. In which the New Deal was presented by President Roosevelt which was meant to help the country during the Great Depression. Roosevelt made this New Deal to help those unemployed and struggling citizens at this time of despair and those in mortgage distress. The New Deal was mostly successful due to reassurance, employments, and various programs that helped in many ways.

“Tonight, I come for the second time to tell you about what what we have been doing and what we are planning to do…” (Fireside Chat Modified, Roosevelt) President Roosevelt actually took the time to lay out and speak to all America. To reassure and inform the people on

The program made up of women was called the WPA. The Works Progress Administration. “In the past year and a half 80,000,000 got well-balanced meals have been served at the rate of 500,000 daily in 10,000 schools throughout the country.” (Woodward, p.4) These women were well dedicated to feed these children that this possibly may have been their only meal of the day. They also may not know it, but may have just saved a generation of children to grow and learn and to help better their country, “nourishing food, prepared by qualified, needy women workers , the WPA is making it possible for many underprivileged children of the present to grow into useful, healthy citizens, of the future.” (Woodward, p.4) Although this was helpful in many ways, it did take much food which was ever so needed and may have just helped the Great Depression