How Did The New Deal Change Government

In many ways, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's idea for a new government worked. The New Deal changed government in the United States for almost a century. The New Deal's main purpose was to focus on the three R’s, Reform, Recovery, and Relief. Now this was no easy task because he had to fix the damage that was done during the Great Depression of 29’. When FDR took office people were suffering because so many people were left jobless as a result of the Great Depression. There was a shortage of food which made it hard for the American people to function properly because they were hungry. Many people may have starved had it not been for the help of the New Deal implemented government checks (Shmoop Editorial Team, 2008). As a result, people had little hope or faith in government because it led them into the darkest time the United States ever faced as a nation.

The New Deal was composed by FDR and his Brain Trust, or his highly skilled advisors. The three main goals they focused on to make better was relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform. The first 100 days consisted of intense legislative activity, which then led to the expansion of 15 legislations, which expanded the federal government's role in the nation's economy. They then sought to fix
This made american people see that FDR cared about the people because american citizens believed that banks were just robbers who took money from the hardworking middle class. On this Bank holiday, it made people trust in the government again and in banks too. After this, banks ensured that people's money would gain interest therefore making people more money of their hard work. The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) was implemented through the New Deal and it made sure that the money people put into banks would be insured ("The Great Depression and the New Deal,"