Great Depression DBQ

When the Great Depression began in 1932, 13 million people were jobless and by 1933 28 states had no banks. It all started when a newspaper article said that the U.S. Bank was unstable, which caused people to go and withdraw their money from the banks. This made panic erupt and more people withdraw their money and eventually the banks ran out of money and collapsed. 2 million men and 200,000 children roamed the country or families lived in poor scrap neighborhoods called Hoovervilles, named after the president the people believed caused the depression, Herbert Hoover. Once Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected for president, he declared he was going to fix the problems that the Great Depression caused.
Franklin D. Roosevelt didn’t solve the Great Depression because the federal government had too much power over the states and the depression failed to end when he wanted it to.
In 1931, the government size was 580,000, but by 1941, the employment went up to 13 million workers (Source G). The government had too much control over businesses and spent too much money, creating a national debt (Source F). Since there was a myriad of employees, it meaned paying the government workers more instead of paying the Americans like in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s economic plan (Source I).
Plus, the government declared that 11/16 of the New Deal programs were unconstitutional, including the AAA and NRA (Source I).
Because the government caused a national debt, it did not help when it came to supplying money to Americans to help them get jobs and houses when they lost their money. Now, since people won't get their money, they will continue to be poor and be unable to supply their families and needs.
Also, after the government said the AAA and NRA were unconstitutional, it dropped the organizations that would help farmers with their money and the ability for workers to create