American History: The New Deal

The trend of deflation intensified. The reason that nobody warned America of deflation was due to false prosperity. The 1920’s were called “the Roaring Twenties”, while mainstream culture at this time supported that it was a time better than anytime before then there were many misconceptions with masses of people at this time (Facts). America was very dependent on production and 42% of people were impoverished. Poverty in 1920’s America was defined by making less than a certain amount of money each year, which was determined by the government (BBC).

The model eliminated the Glass-Steagall legislation, which prevented large firms from making risky financial investments. Deregulation is the key to runaway equality and deregulation allowed it to happen (Leopold, p. 35). Lastly, reducing government social spending eliminated many safety net programs that aided and protected workers and families during tough economic times. The cutting of safety net programs does the exact opposite of what the Better Business Climate model promised. The model is supposed to bring renewed prosperity to the United States but it brought more inequality and stripped safety net programs that actually helped most Americans.

Previous times in the government when corruption occured caused the Republicans to split and fight against each other. This time, it created more problems for an already corrupt government. The period after Garfield’s term, people wanted to change politics with a civil service reform. This reform allowed officials to join office who were qualified, which made becoming part of the office a lot more fair and equal for everyone. This did cause struggles in the beginning, but eventually paid off in the future by creating more equal politics.

Court-Packing Plan Predicament War Throughout the years, mankind has helped its people to the best of its ability; however, the things that people do for others are not necessary the right choice for everyone involved. After the fall of the “Roaring Twenties,” the Great Depression came forward bringing troubles for America economically, politically, and socially. After President Herbert Hoover left office, the American people developed a sense of hope as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt embarked on coming up with programs that would help America; This plan was named “FDR’s New Deal which brought about a new era: The New Deal Era. After having some articles fail to pass, President Roosevelt had a plan for the Supreme Court that soon had effects of distraught and anger on the American people. This was known as the Court-Packing Plan incident.

In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the president of the United State after President Herbert Hoover. The Great Depression was also at its height because President Hoover believed that the crash was just the temporary recession that people must pass through, and he refused to drag the federal government in stabilizing prices, controlling business and fixing the currency. Many experts, including Hoover, thought that there was no need for federal government intervention. ("Herbert Hoover on) As a result, when the time came for Roosevelt’s Presidency, the public had already been suffering for a long time. Half of the banks had closed their doors, more than twenty percent of the US population was unemployed, and the economy was lacking regulation.

Over the course of his administration he raised the GDP thirty-four percent which is an incredible growth when compared to that of other presidents. The Obama has only seen a growth of about thirteen percent, which is still impressive but nothing compared to that of Reagan. Furthermore, Reagan had a goal to reduce unemployment over the course of his administration. Over his eight years in office he cut the rate of unemployment in this country in half (Reagan Economy and Society Slide 9). Reagan was very successful in fulfilling his economic goals and that is why I think he was one of our best presidents.

He promised that the government would intervene in the economy to provide relief for the great depression, he proposed a ‘new deal’ that would give millions of Americans jobs and create a more stable US economy. “Roosevelt faced the greatest crisis in America since the Civil War.” (Franklin D. Roosevelt Biography). In the beginning of his presidency, he began to make good on his promises, he created many agencies and associations to help get the economy under control and to help lower the unemployment rate. As the economy was stabilizing and the unemployment rates and GDP were beginning to rise back up to normal levels, he fell under criticism for putting too much power in the government’s hands for controlling the economy. He was also accused of putting the nation into debt and not managing the national budget very well.

However, he also notes that battling inflation resulted in a serious recession and “the worst economic downturn…since the Great Depression of the 1930s” (Broussard 125). The last chapter of the book, “Ronald Reagan’s Legacy”, praises Reagan’s strides as President and validates his title as “the Great American Conservative champion” (179). While it is the shortest chapter of the book, it accurately accentuates the highlights of Reagan’s presidency. Some of his accomplishments included the reversal of the rising federal spending and ending the Cold War. Overall, this book was an accurate take on Reagan’s legacy and

While agriculture prices fell, unemployment of farmers followed. Industrial production, agriculture, commerce, currency, production, and distribution were all impacts of Germany’s economy to fail. The Great Depression was so significant in so many ways. Popularity in the extremist parties increased, the number of unemployed Germans increased, major banks closed, theft was becoming worse, factories began to produce less and less, the German population was shortening by the minute, the Weimar Republic failed, trade was down and many other reasons. The list of reasons why the Great Depression impacted Germany goes on and on.

The Great Depression was the worst depression in the United States history, as a result of unemployment, hundreds of thousands of American workers were forced to live on the streets or in makeshift shacks. The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 brought a sense of hope to American citizens because he had a plan to lead the United States out of the catastrophic depression which was called the “New Deal”. The New Deal was divided into short term goals and long term goals. The short term goals were to relief and to recover immediately. The long term goals were to ensure permanent recovery and rectify the abuses of that time period.

The United States changes during Roosevelt’s presidency by unemployment rate, entertainment, and Technology. Roosevelt was the president during the Great Depression which took place from around 1930 to 1940. Roosevelt served 3 full terms and had died in his fourth he was president from 1933-1945. America was a horrible place when FDR had entered but, when he had died it was a whole new place. America was a place where the rich kept getting richer and the poor getting poorer, If you had lost your job it was nearly impossible to find another one.

Why should it? Government only exists to protect people from foreign invasion and to take your hard earned money in the form of taxes, doesn’t it? That is certainly what many people of the time thought and what many people, particularly conservatives, continue to believe today. Federal officials in the 1930s, however, knew just how important art was in keeping up the morale of the country in a time of depression (Smithsonian American Art Museum). Not only was art an important way to keep spirits high, it was also a means of communicating important information to the public in a time before, cellphones, the internet, and television.