Why Is The New Deal Ineffective

Amidst the gloom and bleakness of the Great Depression, the New Deal alongside President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s leadership provided the glimmer of hope which allowed for the United States to persist through this time. Although, its ultimate purpose of ending this economic turmoil ceased to be attained. This can be seen as despite measures these actions did not change the economic state of the country. For instance, in History’s “The New Deal,” the authors states “That same year, the economy slipped back into a recession when the government reduced its stimulus spending. Despite this seeming vindication of New Deal policies, increasing anti-Roosevelt sentiment made it difficult for him to enact any new programs.” Thus, attesting to the ineffectiveness of the New Deal to truly bring the country out of this seemingly indomitable economic burden. Additionally, the New Deal brought about much debt,
which addressed the problems which previously ceased to be of true concern to the government. Moreover, some of this success reverberated following the period as many of the programs for the impoverished, etc continued to be used. Regardless of said fact, the New Deal was ineffective economically but very much effective from a psychological perspective. The reason being that during this time the country’s leadership allowed for the people to become invigorated and provided a hope amidst the economic turmoil. This proved to be valuable as this hope allowed for the country to rebound from the Great Depression following entrance into World War II because the country’s morale was inflated following the laceration of the Great Depression. Hence, the industries were able to take on the challenge posed by the war, which ultimately brought the country out of the aforementioned turmoil. Ergo, the New Deal was only effective from a psychological