the New Deal Historian Barton J. Bernstein claimed that the New Deal "did not transform the American System… It failed to raise the impoverished‚ it failed to redistribute income‚ it failed to extend equality and generally countenanced racial discrimination… It failed generally to make business more responsible to the social welfare or to threaten business ’ pre-eminent political power." Although he makes valid points in his argument‚ I personally have to disagree with him. First‚ The New Deal
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Historians say that the New Deal era is the beginning of modern American society. Many also say it was the beginning of the Imperial Presidential era. It was also a time when the quality of life had raised in a time of war. Life expectancy went up three years for whites and five years for blacks. (HIST 222 lecture‚ 28 OCT 10) There are many reasons why people consider the New Deal era the beginning of modern society‚ but the new reforms and programs‚ new women and new Negros‚ and the new consumer life style
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in the United States. The stock exchange was the primary reason for the Great Depression. Humans were the ones who had suffered the most during this period of time. The New Deal had programs that helped people make things better during the Great Depression. What was the main cause of the Great Depression and how did the New Deal recover the depression? The stock market crash was the main cause of the Great Depression. Thousands of banks failed causing the economic process to slowdown. People were
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their jobs and became homeless that day. It lasted for almost a decade. However‚ President Roosevelt introduced a plan‚ called The New Deal. The goal of the new deal was to help get the United States out of the Great Depression. Many people have different thoughts on how effective the New Deal was‚ though it helped get The United States out of the Depression. The New Deal was a success because it lowered the unemployment rate helped rebuild the economy. After the stock market crash‚ millions of people
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The new deal made America what it is today. The new deal was created by Franklin Roosevelt to help the United States out of debt and give people money. The great depression was a hard time on most people and most people lost everything they had. With the new deal Roosevelt’s plan was to create more jobs‚ get banks working again‚ and allow people to trust the economy. However the new deal was a failure and did not benefit most americans because they had no opportunities to work‚ minorities struggled
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12/2/2013 Article 11: How the New Deal Defines the Debate over Obamacare The Affordable Care Act or more notably called‚ Obamacare is considered to be an extension to the New Deal since Medicare and Medicaid. The article took us back to the election of 1932 where Hoover and F.D.R. competed for presidency. A quote stated in this article reiterated Hoover saying‚ this was “more than a contest between two men‚ it was a contest between two philosophies of government.” A change in America was created
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Hoover’s Plan of Action vs. The New Deal At a time when the United States and Europe were still recovering from the effects of World War I‚ Americans‚ unfortunately‚ were not allowed much of a reprieve from their misery. On October 24‚ 1929‚ the official crash of the stock market on Wall Street occurred. Widespread speculation rather than true investment and buying on margin were major factors in the cause of this day‚ now called “Black Thursday.” Along with the Great Stock Market Crash‚ overproduction
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Tecumseh A Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy. Tecumseh meaning "Shooting Star" or "Panther Across The Sky". During the War of 1812‚ Tecumseh’s confederacy allied with the British in The Canadas (the collective name for the colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada)‚ and helped in the capture of Fort Detroit. American forces killed Tecumseh in the Battle of the Thames‚ in October 1813. His confederation fell apart‚ the British deserted their Indian allies at the
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was elected. He wasted no time in trying to help. He created the First New Deal in 1933. He ended it in 1935‚ only to replace it with the Second New Deal at the same time which would last until 1937. Both New Deals focused on Relief for those that need it‚ Recovery from the Depression‚ and Reform to prevent anything like the Depression from ever happening again. The New Deal accomplished what it set out to do because it provided relief in the form of employment‚ recovery
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and women work. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the next president after Hoover. President Roosevelt made the New Deal which had many programs and administrations that were put in place to stop and lesser the effects of the depression. The New Deal lasted from 1933-35 an extension was made called the Second New Deal that lasted for another two years. The purpose of the New Deal was to provide relief‚ recovery‚ and
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