New Deal Dbq

The New Deal is known for having the “3Rs” as goals to benefit the population, which stands for relief, recovery, and reform efforts made by the New Deal. However, in the beginning President Roosevelt wanted to add a “fourth R” which would stand for rodeo. This shows just how much of an effect the Great Depression had on the American economy and the people. The New Deal were programs and policies implemented by President Roosevelt that were aimed to give relief, recovery, and reform to combat the effects of the Great Depression. The New Deal was in place between 1933 and 1934, and in my opinion, the New Deal was as successful as it could have been for the timeframe it was in. To begin with it actually benefitted the economy of the United States

by increasing jobs and saving banks from completely collapsing. The second main example of it’s success is that it benefitted the American people by increasing self esteem with the Civilian Conservation Corps and by giving Native American lands back to the Native American people with the Indian Recognition Act of 1934.
The New Deal supported American ideals by creating a greater equality between people of different races as well as it created a better sense of basic human rights for American citizens.

The first program that shows this is the Indian Recognition Act of 1934. This act ended the sale of tribal lands and restored ownership of unallocated lands to Native American groups. The implementation of this act created greater senses of equality for two main reasons. First, it showed the Native Americans that the government would do their best to right the wrong doings of the previous American presidents. Second, it showed the American people that the Native Americans deserved to be treated with the same level of respect as any other group. The second program that enforced the idea of security with the American people was the Social Security Act. This act established a system that provided pensions for workers, survivors benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, and aid for defendant mothers and children as well as the blind and physically disabled. The impact of this act was massive. While it did exclude farm and domestic workers at first, the act helped millions of Americans feel secure, and the SSA eventually included all

workers.
One of the most effective programs was the Emergency Banking Act also known as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or FDIC for short. The FDIC had extremely positive impacts for banks and the American People. For a basic background on the program, it was enacted by President Roosevelt on March 6, 1933. To begin Roosevelt shut down all of the banks in the United States and forced Congress to pass the Emergency Banking Act. This act gave the government the ability to inspect all banks to see what type of state they were in. The FDIC, once approved by Congress, assured all deposits up to $5,000. The FDIC had two main impacts. First, it reestablished Americans’ faith in banks. American citizens were no longer scared that they would lose all of their savings in a bank failure. Second, it saved the banks from collapsing altogether. Economists Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz wrote that the FDIC was, "the structural change most conducive to monetary stability since the Civil War." After the creation of the FDIC, bank failures almost entirely disappeared. When banks reopened after government inspections under the FDIC deposits began exceeding withdrawals again.
The second of the majorly effective act of the New Deal was the Tennessee Valley Authority. This act began in the May of 1933 and helped farmers create jobs in the sector of the American economy that needed the most upgrading. The benefits to this act could be seen nationwide as well as to the population of the Tennessee River Valley. The act reactivated hydroelectric plants which provided cheaper power nationwide while also creating flood control and recreational activities which is where the benefits to the Tennessee River Valley population comes in. Not only were their communities more protected from floods and their children had a better place to play, but many jobs were created which allowed more members of the community to become employed.