How Old Was The New Deal Dbq
In America, the Great Depression was a time of economic slump, unemployment, starvation, and poor living conditions. The Great Depression started during Herbert Hoover’s presidency and it was caused by the Stock Market crash, closing of banks, over production, less trade and the credit crisis. During the first election of the Great Depression, FDR won, moved into office, and in his first 100 days in office, he installed the New Deal. The New Deal was created to fight against economic depression. Some people believed the New Deal was great and helped create jobs, while others thought that it gave the government too much power. The New deal was not a good deal.
The New Deal wasn’t a good deal because it gave the government too much power and …show more content…
The other side might argue that in document 4, a fireside chat (a monthly radio show where FDR would go on the radio to tell the general public about the new changes in the government, the problems and the aimed solutions), that FDR announced, “We are giving opportunity of employment to one-quarter of a million if the unemployed, especially the young men who have dependents…” (Document 4). However, this shows that FDR tried to help, but at the same time, he was being racist and sexist, because it was a known fact at the time that white men were preferred over all. Also, not everyone would get a job and it will lower the unemployment rate a little, but barely enough to make a dent in it. In document 11, Dr. Santos states, “I don’t believe that Roosevelt will solve this crisis, for if he had wanted to, as he promised to the American people, he would have solved it, as the legislature and the senate have given Roosevelt more power than any other president of the United States…” (Document 11). Roosevelt had the power to help everyone, but choose not to. Roosevelt preferred the white males over all and his laws demonstrate that. The other side might also argue that in document 7, FDR created the Social Security Act, which gave, “Old-Age Assistance/Federal Old-Age Benefits/Unemployment Insurance/Aid to Dependent Children/Grants to States for Maternal and Child …show more content…
The New Deal has helped combat our country from going into another depression. Our economic standing right now is recovery from the 2008
The New Deal wasn’t a good deal because it gave the government too much power and …show more content…
The other side might argue that in document 4, a fireside chat (a monthly radio show where FDR would go on the radio to tell the general public about the new changes in the government, the problems and the aimed solutions), that FDR announced, “We are giving opportunity of employment to one-quarter of a million if the unemployed, especially the young men who have dependents…” (Document 4). However, this shows that FDR tried to help, but at the same time, he was being racist and sexist, because it was a known fact at the time that white men were preferred over all. Also, not everyone would get a job and it will lower the unemployment rate a little, but barely enough to make a dent in it. In document 11, Dr. Santos states, “I don’t believe that Roosevelt will solve this crisis, for if he had wanted to, as he promised to the American people, he would have solved it, as the legislature and the senate have given Roosevelt more power than any other president of the United States…” (Document 11). Roosevelt had the power to help everyone, but choose not to. Roosevelt preferred the white males over all and his laws demonstrate that. The other side might also argue that in document 7, FDR created the Social Security Act, which gave, “Old-Age Assistance/Federal Old-Age Benefits/Unemployment Insurance/Aid to Dependent Children/Grants to States for Maternal and Child …show more content…
The New Deal has helped combat our country from going into another depression. Our economic standing right now is recovery from the 2008