The Main Features of The New Deal

The Main Features of The New Deal

When Roosevelt came to power in 1933 he immediately set about stopping

the depression and to bring economic recovery. He done this by a bill

called 'The New Deal', the main aim of this was to provide relief for

victims of the depression. Because of Roosevelt was so successful with

his plan and term of presidency he was elected for another three more

times until 1948. The main important time during his presidency and

'The New Deal' was the first 100 days, these important times were when

the foundations of the recovery were put in place and also it resulted

in the growth of the 'alphabetic agencies'.

The first hundred days of the 'New Deal' were important because in

March to June 1933 Roosevelt laid down his foundations on which he

would build upon for 'The New deal'. Roosevelt used the sort of powers

he had in which he would use if America were to go to war. This meant

the 'The New Deal' needed a lot of support from the state and other

authority. Roosevelt used the 'The New Deal' to help the banks,

agriculture, the unemployed, sick and old people and many more.

The first New Deals purpose was short-term relief, and also

Roosevelt's first attempt to improve the economy. He did a financial

reform by creating Acts like the Emergency Banking Relief Act . Other

financial programs included the Securities and Exchange Commission

(SEC), National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), and the Agriculture

Adjustment Administration (AAA), which their main purpose was to

recover and regulate the market. But the NIRA and AAA only worked for

a short time because prices had subsided and taxpayers ended up paying

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and many were declared unconstitutional. His plan was to provide the

unemployed jobs, conserving national forests and parks, restoring

Civil War battlefields, building roads, and generally improving many

of America's natural resources. On the Second New Deal was basically

that the depression was not over and many were still unemployed, so

his first deal came under attack. Then Roosevelt had to reform the New

Deal with better and more long-lasting ideas. The measures Roosevelt

took during the Second New Deal seemed very radical, but actually they

were all programs that had been floating around in Congress for many

years. Like that of The Wagner Act which provided more sense of

freedom for the people. And the Social Security Act (SCA), which

really helped, balance the economy by taking money from the rich.