The New Deal has become famous for creating an "alphabet soup" of government agencies that were referred to by their initials. These agencies worked to accomplish the three main goals of the New Deal: to relieve those suffering from the effects of the Great Depression, recover the depressed the economy, and reform the society so such a crisis would be avoided in the future. Though not all of these agencies proved to be successful, some helped to shape America. The Federal Deposit Insurance Cooperation, proving to be the most effective, provided America with the courage it had lacked since the day of the stock market crash, the courage to trust the banking systems and reinvest their money, but the Indian Reorganization Act seemed to have no effect on the economy or any significance to the three aims of the New Deal. By 1933, America had lost billions of dollars due to the bank failures, but had also just gained their only hope to rebuild their economy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Roosevelt recognized the country's lack of courage and took no time in addressing the situation. The famous line from his first inaugural address, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself," encompassed the entirety of the problems faced by America's depositors with the banking systems. Before Roosevelt's presidency, American banks were failing and closing all around citizens each day. In the time of the stock market crash, deposit insurance did not yet exist and without much cash on hand, banks become highly endanger of runs. A run was the result of the depositors becoming fearful of a bank closure and, in return, immediately withdrawing their savings. For the common American, the increasing problem of collapsing banks became an unnerving new development. Roosevelt addressed those problems of fear or distrust with the Federal Deposit Insurance Cooperation, or the FDIC.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the new deal created an "alphabet soup" of government agencies that were referred to by their initials.
- Explains that franklin delano roosevelt recognized the country's lack of courage and took no time in addressing the situation. the famous line from his first inaugural address, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself," encompassed the entire problems faced by america'
- Explains that before roosevelt's presidency, american banks were failing and closing all around citizens each day. roosevelt addressed the problems of fear or distrust with the federal deposit insurance cooperation.
- Describes how the fdic provided depositors with a new comforting fallback plan; their savings were protected by government insurance. roosevelt gave back the banks their trustworthiness and began his successful new deal.
- Explains that the fdic proved to be the most effective agency of the new deal by taking the problem it was presented with, fixing it legally and efficiently, and pleasing the government and the society as a whole.
- Opines that the indian reorganization act helped very little to contribute to the new deal. it finalized past policies by recognizing the key unit of social organization for the native americans.
- Explains that the indian reorganization act was passed in 1934, and the unemployment rates of the average american people seemed a more pressing issue than the well-being of such minorities.
- Explains that the fdic helped the majority of american citizens regain confidence and control, while the indian reorganization act helped a minority that had, for the time being, learned to live with poverty.
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- The New Dealexplanatory essayAfter the Stock Market Crash of 1929, the stock market and the entire nation was ushered into a new age, The Great Depression. Many lives were shattered with the downfall of the market, every single movement by the Federal Reserve was watched and banks began to fail with the continuous withdraws of money, forcing many to close down leaving Americans who never get their money in time poor. One man though, had the rights and the responsibilities to change our economic situation, and shape what we know today as America. Franklin D. Roosevelt started The New Deal, many of its individual programs which still to this day affect us. While most people state that the economy recovered due to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal Program, others considered World War II the end of the Great Depression and the economic crisis in its entirety, blaming Franklin D. Roosevelt for not implementing bigger reforms in order to turn the tide of the Great Depression.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that franklin d. roosevelt had the rights and the responsibilities to change our economic situation and shape what we know today as america.
- Explains that president hoover was struggling to regain control of america's struggling economy after the 1929 stock market crash known as black tuesday.
- Opines that franklin d. roosevelt was the name of change to the american people. he promised that he would end the great depression and start a new era in america's economy.
- Narrates how franklin roosevelt skipped the tradition of going to the inaugural ball and called congress into session from recess. roosevelt wanted to fulfill his promise by being responsible.
- States that franklin d. roosevelt, president of the united states of america, declares that an extraordinary occasion requires the congress to convene in extra session at the capitol in the city of washington on the ninth day of march, 1933.
- Explains that americans immediately took action and issued a banking holiday closing any remaining bank that could be salvaged to help them reorganize with the governments help.
- Explains that roosevelt passed many reforms that benefited the economy, businesses, jobs, and most importantly the people during his first 100 days of presidency.
- Explains that roosevelt passed the emergency banking relief act to restore a sense of security for americans when putting money in the banks.
- Explains that roosevelt created the federal deposit insurance corporation and the securities and exchange commission.
- Explains that margin and credit trading was limited to prevent prices in the market from rising uncontrollably. the 1929 stock market crash caused many to lose millions in savings and prevented investors from returning the borrowed money from trading with credit or on margin.
- Explains that roosevelt formed a new list of rights and responsibilities to the investors and companies that were going to join the stock market.
- Explains that the banking act of 1933 and 1935 made the federal reserve responsible for monetary policies for banks, the stock market, and many other businesses. the glass-steagall act was also passed to regulate speculation.
1076 wordsRead More - The New Deal Dbqexplanatory essayThe New Deal was a set of acts that effectively gave Americans a new sense of hope after the Great Depression. The New Deal advocated for women’s rights, worked towards ending discrimination in the workplace, offered various jobs to African Americans, and employed millions through new relief programs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), made it his duty to ensure that something was being done. This helped restore the public's confidence and showed that relief was possible. The New Deal helped serve American’s interest, specifically helping women, african american, and the unemployed and proved to them that something was being done to help them.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the new deal gave americans a new sense of hope after the great depression. it advocated for women's rights, worked towards ending discrimination in the workplace, offered various jobs to african americans, and employed millions through new relief programs.
- Explains that the new deal advocated for women's economic and social rights immensely, giving them new opportunities and a more prominent role in the work force.
- Explains the new deal's benefits to african americans, including low-cost public housing, and the work projects administration. the roosevelt administration recognized the existence of a racial problem in american and how they managed to ameliorate it.
- Explains that fdr's push towards ending unemployment was significant and appreciable for the hundreds of thousands of unemployed workers.
- Explains that the new deal did not end the great depression, many were still living in poverty and were unemployed despite the new jobs being offered. it restored public confidence and created new programs that brought relief to millions of americans.
- Explains that roosevelt's new deal reshaped both the economy and structure of the u.s, proving it was an extremely effective move for the american society.
766 wordsRead More - The New Dealexplanatory essayThe New Deal a) In 1933, the new president of America, Franklin D Roosevelt, introduced The New Deal. He did this because of America's economic depression at the time. For example, many banks went bankrupt in the Wall Street Crash. This happened because, during the economic many people got involved in the stock market, especially in speculation.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that they had no choice but to go and live on.
- Explains that the fsa took over from the ra in 1937 and gave loans to farmers.
- Explains that the ccc was aimed at young men. they were able to sign on to it for a while.
- Explains that the new deal's main aims were to help the poor get back on their feet.
- Narrates huey long's new deal, a man who at first liked the idea of summary
- Opines that the new deal was a good idea on the whole.
1029 wordsRead More - New Dealanalytical essayFranklin Roosevelt’s “optimism and activism that helped restore the badly shaken confidence of the nation” (pg. 467 Out of Many), was addressed in the New Deal, developed to bring about reform to the American standard of living and its low economy. It did not only make an impact during the Great Depression. Although, many of the problems addressed in the New Deal might have been solved, those with the long lasting effect provide enough evidence to illustrate how great a success the role of the New Deal played out in America’s history to make it what it is today.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that roosevelt's "optimism and activism that helped restore the badly shaken confidence of the nation" was addressed in the new deal, developed to bring about reform to the american standard of living and its low economy.
- Explains that while business was booming and consumption was extremely high during the 1920's, employers failed to equally distribute the benefits to its industrial workers who got the short end of the stick and did not see any profit from productivity.
- Explains the emergency relief appropriations act (1935) run by the public works administration (pwa), designed for the construction of public building, roads, dams and other projects.
- Describes the most benefited policies created through the new deal for employment, such as social security act, national labor relations act and fair labor standard act.
- Analyzes how roosevelt's first order of business was to put a halt on the banking system. congress passed the emergency bank act, which gave him leeway to all banking transactions and foreign exchange.
- Explains how the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) insures deposits in banks just in case the bank fails, and the costumer would be left with nothing in their pocket.
- Explains that industrialization destroyed natural resources and damaged the environment. the civilian conservation corps was instituted in 1933 to help in conservation of water, timber, and soil.
- Opines that the new deal did not challenge big business, which is why many policies created were not as effective and didn't help end the industrializations greatest problem, the great depression.
788 wordsRead More - Success of the New Dealexplanatory essaySuccess of the New Deal During 1929 many people invested in the stock market, this led to the stock becoming less and less valuable, this eventually led to the Wall Street Crash. The current Republican President, Herbert Clark Hoover was not seen to be doing enough so he was succeeded By President Franklin Delano Roosevelt' (FDR) , who would end the depression with his 'New Deal'. Roosevelt holds the unique distinction of being elected four times by the people of America. Roosevelt's place in American history has been fixed due to the New Deal but also because he rose to the highest position in Americadespite having a crippling cardiovascular illness. In his first 100 days he passed masses of laws to get the U.S out of the depression.
In this essay, the author
- Explains the success of the new deal, which led to the wall street crash. herbert clark hoover was not seen to be doing enough and was succeeded by president franklin delano roosevelt.
- Opines that roosevelt's place in american history has been fixed due to the new deal but also because he rose to highest position in america despite having a crippling cardiovascular illness.
- Opines that roosevelt had chosen to continue his level of investment, maybe if he even increased it, and this led to the 'roosevelt recession'.
- Explains that roosevelt did little to help farmers and black people who were already bad off before the depression.
- Explains how the 'new deal' had both its successes and its failures. fdr poured tax payers money to reverse the "spiral of depression"
- Explains how the public work's administration (pwa) built roads, bridges, hospitals, and schools to get the skilled and unskilled unemployed workforce to work on federal funded projects.
- Explains how the tennessee valley authority helped farmers by regenerating the 'dustbowl', using flood control for soil conservation, and the federal government paid subsidies to farmers who left land fallow or planted crops.
- Explains that the federal government financed research into soil conservation. the agricultural adjustment act paid farmers to limit the amount of crops they grew or destroy some they already had.
- Explains that the alphabet agencies were accused of 'boondoggling' because they wasted government money by giving people worthless jobs such as scaring pigeons with balloons from federal buildings in washington d.c.
- Explains that the new deal's success was that it lowered unemployment, which was a significant improvement over the level of unemployment during the depression.
- Explains that the social security act was introduced at a time when it was most needed, providing relief as well as reform. however, many factors prevented it from being as successful as it could have been.
- Explains that the social security acts only helped strong and well-organized groups such as the trade unions, and the people who didn't benefit were tenant farmers, unskilled labourers, domestic servants and ethnic minorities.
- Explains that the new deal was successful in lowering unemployment until 1937 when the workers were unemployed.
- Explains that the new deal was not successful in helping women, nor did it intend to. the national industrial recovery act even required women to be paid less than men.
- Opines that roosevelt's new deal did little to help african-americans. over 40% of black women worked, and were paid even lower than women.
- Explains that african-americans were hired as sharecroppers to destroy surplus food for the aaa. farmers didn't prosper in the 'roaring twenties' as a result of the tariff wars.
- Explains that the new deal helped farmers by introducing the agricultural adjustment act (aaa). the aaa paid farmers to destroy their crop and farm animals.
- Explains the success of the new deal for farmers was when the dust storms hit, and destroyed many farms. roosevelt had many opponents and made many enemies.
- Explains that roosevelt raised taxes for the rich to finance his new deal and was expelled from his social club for letting down his people. the u.s supreme court was the most powerful enemy roosevelt made.
- Explains that the us supreme court declared the aaa unconstitutional and the national recovery administration (nra) illegal.
- Explains that alphabet laws were deemed unconstitutional for the same reason as the aaa, which was against the states' powers. the most famous single opponent of roosevelt was huey long, a senator from louisiana.
- Explains that roosevelt promised a minimum wage, oap, cheap food for the poor, and free education. long was considered communist and was killed during an attempted assassination attempt by one of his bodyguards.
- Opines that the new deal was successful in providing partial recovery from the depression.
1274 wordsRead More - The New Deal Reformsargumentative essayThe United States faced the worst economic downfall in history during the Great Depression. A domino effect devastated every aspect of the economy, unemployment rate was at an all time high, banks were declaring bankruptcy and the frustration of the general public led to the highest suicide rates America has ever encountered. In the 1930’s Franklin D Roosevelt introduced the New Deal reforms, which aimed to “reconcile democracy, individual liberty and economic planning” (Liberty 863). The New Deal reforms were effective in the short term but faced criticism as it transformed the role of government and shaped the lives of American citizens.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the united states faced the worst economic downfall in history during the great depression. franklin d roosevelt introduced the new deal reforms, which aimed to "reconcile democracy, individual liberty and economic planning."
- Analyzes how franklin d. roosevelt realized large corporations who gained monopolies were gaining immense influence on matters concerning government and the daily lives of american citizens.
- Explains that fdr's new deal reforms included the national industrial recovery act, agriculture adjustment act and social security act.
- Explains that the agricultural adjustment act regulated the production of "major crops" and introduced set production quotas to ensure production was as less as possible.
- Explains that the social security act of 1935 was introduced as a relief program as part of the new deal.
- Explains that the supreme court was fdr's biggest critic on his new deal reforms.
- Concludes that the new deal reforms expanded the role of the federal government, giving it more control over social issues like welfare and scrutinizing the economy when it saw permissible.
1052 wordsRead More - The New Dealargumentative essayThere are two interesting plans that come to mind in American history, the “Great Society” founded by Lyndon Johnson and the “New Deal” ideas founded by Franklin Roosevelt. The longing for both social ideas grew from intense eras in history. The “Great Society” was a response to prosperity and the “New Deal”, which was a response to the Great Depression. In both instances, the government was used to enhance society and social welfare and improve the United States economically, socially, and politically. They founded government sponsored employment programs, gave government funding to the arts, provided federal encouragement to build housing and passed federal legislation to help the elderly.(3)
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the government was used to enhance society and social welfare and improve the united states economically, socially, and politically.
- Explains that president lyndon johnson outlined the goals of "the great society," which was a set of programs designed to advance civil rights and aid those in poverty.
- Explains that the great society included many programs created under the economic opportunity act of 1964, which established jobs and youth volunteer programs as well as head start (pre-school education for poor children).
- Describes franklin d. roosevelt's new deal program, which took responsibility for the economic welfare of the american people.
- Explains that the new deal raised wages and prices that had dropped lower and lower during the depression. the national industrial recovery act called for the cooperation of labor and management to set prices, minimum wages, and working hours within different industries.
- Explains that the "new deal" provided federal money for direct payments to needy citizens through grants, not loans, to their states, and established agencies to provide government-sponsored work for the unemployed.
- Compares the "great society" and "new deal" programs, stating that education was a key part of the great society, while the new deal program did not offer this extension.
- Analyzes how the "new deal" and "great society" were casualties of war. the vietnam war forced restrictions on domestic spending and destroyed johnson's popularity.
- Explains that the "new deal" revolution helped safeguard the constitution with permanent reforms such as social security, fdic, tva, and sec.
794 wordsRead More - The New Dealopinion essayDo you know what it’s like to live in a cardboard home, starve, and raise a family in poverty? Unfortunately, most Americans in the 1930s went through this on a day-to-day basis. In 1929 the stock market crashed. Many people lost their life savings; they invested everything they owned in a failing stock market. The country was falling, everyone needed strong leadership and help from the government.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that most americans in the 1930s lived in cardboard homes, starved, and raised a family in poverty. in 1929, the stock market crashed and people lost their life savings.
- Narrates the devastation and desperation that began on thursday, october 24, 1929, when stocks were dropping, and markets began to steady again on friday and saturday. president hoover refused to provide emergency relief.
- Explains that franklin delano roosevelt became america's 32nd president in 1933 and won the 1932 election against hoover by a landslide.
- Explains that fdr's promise was helpful and true for the hundreds of thousands of unemployed workers.
- Explains that the national industrial recovery act (nira) was created to protect those who were already working or owned businesses. however, businesses resented the codes that were becoming too strict.
- Explains that roosevelt shut down every bank in the nation, giving congress the power to inspect the stability of america's banks. the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) was formed to insure deposits of up to five thousand dollars.
- Explains that the programs of the new deal protected finances and gave money back to americans. the social security act provided citizens with a newfound sense of security.
- Explains that the federal emergency relief administration (fera) sent out five million dollars to depleted relief programs in its first two hours alone.
- Analyzes how different groups of people were affected by the great depression, such as the indian reorganization act of 1934, the wagner act, and the agriculture adjustment administration.
- Opines that the great depression did not change the way society saw women. men needed the comfort that women brought to them to fill in the gap left behind by the depression.
- Explains that men and women were both affected by the great depression, but the severity of the events was identical. many women, especially married, were fired from their jobs during the depression.
- Explains that harry hopkins estimated that four hundred thousand women were in dire need of immediate help from the government. as this number continued to escalade, he worked hard to set up relief programs.
- Explains that due to mrs. roosevelt's and mr. hopkins' hard work and dedication, several job programs were started, primarily for women.
- Opines that more attention was needed to help women who had unsatisfactory jobs. most of the jobs fera created failed due to private industry.
- Concludes that fdr saw problems in the united states and fixed them with the new deal. the programs he and others helped to create saved many lives, homes, and families.
- Cites ralph k. andrist and edmund o. stillman's the american heritage history of the 1920s & 1930s.
1578 wordsRead More - The New Dealanalytical essayThe New Deal The New Deal period has generally - but not unanimously - been seen as a turning point in American politics, with the states relinquishing much of their autonomy, the President acquiring new authority and importance, and the role of government in citizens' lives increasing. The extent to which this was planned by the architect of the New Deal, Franklin D. Roosevelt, has been greatly contested, however. Yet, while it is instructive to note the limitations of Roosevelt's leadership, there is not much sense in the claims that the New Deal was haphazard, a jumble of expedient and populist schemes, or as W. Williams has put it, "undirected". FDR had a clear overarching vision of what he wanted to do to America, and was prepared to drive through the structural changes required to achieve this vision.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the new deal period was a turning point in american politics, with states relinquishing autonomy, the president acquiring new authority and importance, and the role of government in citizens' lives increasing.
- Analyzes how the new deal period represented a significant departure from us government and politics up to then. the contrast with herbert hoover's term could not have been more striking.
- Explains that roosevelt never intended to overthrow the constitution, nor did he wish for an end to capitalism and individualism. he harboured the american dream just like the millions of people who sent him to the white house a record four times.
- Explains that roosevelt's enthusiasm for his role as head of state established a new convention that the president would lead from the front.
- Explains that the presidency gained a great deal of power at the expense of other branches of government. the creation of the executive office in 1939 confirmed the extent of authority had passed to the white house.
- Explains that the new deal enabled the federal government to take over the burden. the tennessee valley authority was an example of co-ordination.
- Explains that the 1930s provided a framework for the scope of governmental action that remains intact today. the social security act and the national labor relations act of 1935 were representative of the momentous shift in the attitude of government.
- Explains that the new deal period saw the rebirth of issues politics, with the ideological divide between the democratic and republican parties wider than in a long time.
- Analyzes how the new deal period changed the course of american politics and government in several significant ways. fdr took advantage of circumstances and transferred power to himself and his administration, in order to apply his remedy to the great depression.
- Argues that roosevelt embarked on bolder rescue plans after discovering the recession was deeper and more stubborn than anticipated. the resistance of other political forces led him to favour changes to constitutional conventions and in the balance of power.
- Argues that roosevelt's commitment to greater social justice and a bigger role for government cannot be dismissed as merely by-product of his attempts to solve his economic frustrations.
- Analyzes how the new deal has been accused of lacking a clear vision and focus due to the sheer number of new initiatives that were launched, many of which overlapped or were abandoned.
- Explains that the new deal arrived at a time when america desperately needed leadership to drag it out of the hole it was in.
1629 wordsRead More - The New Dealexplanatory essayLeading up to the Great Depression, there were many problems that needed significant attention. The stock market crash was the primary contributor to the long years of national depression of the 1930s, but the events that came along with it were also very trying. Bank failures, mass unemployment, agricultural collapse, and industrial failures were all factors in this era of overwhelming melancholy, but with the election of 1932, a new plan was formed to change everything. President Roosevelt's New Deal was a new and radical approach to resolving the problems of the Great Depression because it was more left-winged than most ideas of that time and it contained innovative notions and concepts. Though unsuccessful in the end, his new plan for bringing the country out of despair was certainly creative and brought new ideas to the people about women in society and the care of the American people.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that roosevelt's ideas about funding and financially helping citizens were unique and original. the emergency banking relief act, civilian conservation corps, agricultural adjustment administration, tennessee valley authority, and national industrial recovery act were different from other public aid programs before them.
- Explains that the second new deal was a clear-cut left turn and some feared president roosevelt were turning socialist because of the radical new ideas that were being put through congress at this time.
- Explains franklin delano roosevelt's radical new deals for america during the great depression were new for the country especially during hard times. his winning personality and stunning confidence helped him secure his position.
- Explains that roosevelt's new deal was a radical approach to resolving the problems of the great depression. it was more left-wing than most ideas of that time.
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