Great Deal Dbq

President Franklin Roosevelt administration to the problems of the Great Depression.

The Great Depression which lasted from 1929 - 1939, had more than one cause for happening. The Stock Market Crash, on October 29, 1929, had production declining and unemployment rising. After two months, stockholders had lost more than $40 billion dollars. During the 1930s, over 9,000 banks had failed, and people had lost their savings.

In 1930, the government created the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, to protect American companies. The point of this was to charge a high tax for imports from foreign countries. Unfortunately, this led to less trade between America and foreign countries. In 1930, there was a drought that had occurred in the Mississippi Valley, was in such bad conditions, that many

The ones that suffered the most were the minorities because discrimination had increased. Unemployment increased, men who lost their jobs were embarrassed. Women would go and try to find work, and were often fired if they were married. Women had been accused of taking away jobs from men.

A drought, also known as the Dust Bowl, affected living conditions on the plains. Some people got caught in the dust storms, and were killed because they couldn’t breathe from all of the dust. People who didn’t have a job was having a hard time getting food to eat. People who couldn’t eat were more likely to get an illness because their body wouldn’t be strong enough to fight it off.

Franklin Roosevelt took office in 1933, he acted quickly to stabilize the economy and try and get everyone jobs and help the people who are starving and sick. He responded to the Great Depression with The New Deal. The New Deal was was a series of programs, including Social Security. The New Deal helped reshape the United States and give financial security to millions of