New Deal Dbq

After suffering economic instability with Herbert Hoover as the president from 1928 until 1932, the American public was searching for a solution to the economic slump they were engulfed in after the highs of the Roaring Twenties. Because of this, the majority of the public voted against Hoover in the 1932 election and democratic candidate Franklin Delano Roosevelt was chosen to take his place. Roosevelt instituted a plan in order to solve the economic problems created by the Great Depression of the 1930s. Although FDR’s New Deal did not achieve its goal of ending the Great Depression, it did have many benefits regarding the economy, and the feelings and goals of the citizens, so it was successful in a sense. These benefits were made possible

The Civilian Conservation Corps was program that was created in order to help unemployed men ages from 17-28. This employed young men to plant trees, create trails and restore historic sites in order to fix up national parks and wildlife centers (Unit 3 Lesson 5). Considering that more than 2,011,000 men were unemployed in 1930 (Source 2), Roosevelt saw the need for more jobs. The Tennessee Valley Authority, or TVA, was another program that gave jobs to people to construct dams along the Tennessee River, and the Works Progress Administration, or WPA, “employed people to build new roads, schools, and government buildings, employing the poor along the way in addition to hiring actors and artists to design and decorate new buildings as well as perform plays and concerts for the public,” (Unit 3 Lesson 5). In other words, needy people were given jobs in the community. In this way, people from all different areas of life with different talents and abilities were allowed to have jobs and have a way to support themselves, restoring a more fair society by recognizing certain types of people who had not been represented

The Social Security Act, or SSA, was an act to help prevent the elderly, unemployed, disabled or orphaned Americans from becoming poor and unable to support themselves. “Social Security” was a pension plan that would provide funds for these people in these types of situations. This program has lasted until today, where those who are eligible receive money from the government. The National Recovery Administration was “created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June 1933” (Unit 3 Lesson 5), and was used to stabilize business and increase employment rages and higher wages. It would also ensure better working conditions. This is also what led to the establishment of minimum wage and standard working hours, elements that are used in our society to this