How Did The New Deal Affect The Economy
In October 1929, America’s stock market crashed, resulting in the Great Depression and the exposing of major weaknesses in the US and world economics. As the Great Depression progressed, President Hoover struggled to find a solution. After Hoover left office with no success, Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed his “New Deal” program, which brought hope to Americans. The Roosevelt Administration’s response to the Great Depression helped to provide relief, recovery, and reform that was highly criticized, but successful over time. Many programs and organizations were put together to decrease the unemployment during the Great Depression. Many women during this period seemed to be invisible and little assistance was given to them (Doc.A). FDR’s New
Deal promised to give help mostly to men, even though women still suffered the same problems. Many people feared that the New Deal was promoting socialism and communism (Doc.B). It increased federal government power which people thought would be harmful to society. Jobs, better wages, and shorter hours, would increase government relief activities even more and it would end in disaster. The New Deal was both a set of ideas and many diverse programs. There was a significant increase in the national debt to help support New Deal Programs (Doc.D) . Some of the programs were at odd with each other and only harmed the economy. There was also criticism in the Schechter v. United States court case in 1935 that invalidated regulations of the poultry industry according to the nondelegation doctrine and as an invalid use of Congress' power under the commerce clause. The government’s power expanded too much when the court ruled against the NIRA. Even though many times FDR’s New Deal programs were criticized, it showed a lot of gradual improvement and change in America over time (Doc.C). Many agencies were created to help provide support for many different diverse groups of people. One program that was widely known was Social Security, which provided pensions for the elderly. FDR created the Social Security Act, which provided help for many people as they got older. It also changed the role of federal government by showing how a citizen’s welfare was now also apart of the government’s responsibility.
Deal promised to give help mostly to men, even though women still suffered the same problems. Many people feared that the New Deal was promoting socialism and communism (Doc.B). It increased federal government power which people thought would be harmful to society. Jobs, better wages, and shorter hours, would increase government relief activities even more and it would end in disaster. The New Deal was both a set of ideas and many diverse programs. There was a significant increase in the national debt to help support New Deal Programs (Doc.D) . Some of the programs were at odd with each other and only harmed the economy. There was also criticism in the Schechter v. United States court case in 1935 that invalidated regulations of the poultry industry according to the nondelegation doctrine and as an invalid use of Congress' power under the commerce clause. The government’s power expanded too much when the court ruled against the NIRA. Even though many times FDR’s New Deal programs were criticized, it showed a lot of gradual improvement and change in America over time (Doc.C). Many agencies were created to help provide support for many different diverse groups of people. One program that was widely known was Social Security, which provided pensions for the elderly. FDR created the Social Security Act, which provided help for many people as they got older. It also changed the role of federal government by showing how a citizen’s welfare was now also apart of the government’s responsibility.