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I dont have the written essay for the DBQ. But, the essay would probably cover how :
The New Deal was pretty much it. “The First 100 Days.”
His whole “Relief, Recovery, Reform” mentality.
Just mention stuff like Federal Emergency Relief Administration, Federal Trade Commission, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Tennessee Valley Authority, etc.
Other helpful information ? Maybe.
3 objectives of the New Deal.
-Reform the economic crisis.
-Restore stability.
-Provide relief.
Was the New Deal successful by drawing the U.S. out of its worst depression? The New Deal helped solve massive unemployment and the general misery among the dispossessed, however, it finally took a major war to pull the American economy out of the Great Depression.
New Deal supporters and critics :
Supporters : FDR tried to reform an economic crisis.
Critics : The New Deal was a Raw Deal for business.
Supporters : Created social security.
Critics : Started the welfare state (handout state)
Supporters : Gave labor unions more power.
Critics : Too much bureaucracy.
Supporters : New Deal was revolutionary.
Critics : New Deal was too pragmatic; too trial-by-error; inconsistent; lacked a central guided philosophy.
Extras :
National Industrial Recovery Act : Act passed to form a cooperation between government and industry. It set a minimum wage, maximum work week, abolition of child labor. It tried to raise consumer purchasing power and increase employment. (Good thing)
Social Security Act : Expanded governments activities on behalf of the unemployed. FDR looked at Social Security as insurance.
So, basically, despite all the successes from