THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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was a failure.
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created new jobs.
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only helped farmers.
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increased unemployment.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many unemployed people were put to work under Roosevelt on a variety of government-financed public works projects, including the construction of bridges, airports, dams, post offices, hospitals, and hundreds of thousands of miles of road.
Detailed explanation-2: -U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal (1933–39) aimed to provide immediate economic relief and to bring about reforms to stabilize the economy.
Detailed explanation-3: -These agencies would pay individuals to perform jobs, rather than provide handouts. Of the many programs instituted by the New Deal, the Civilian Conservation Corps was one of the most popular and successful. Here, FDR meets with some of the participants in the CCC.
Detailed explanation-4: -The New Deal restored a sense of security as it put people back to work. It created the framework for a regulatory state that could protect the interests of all Americans, rich and poor, and thereby help the business system work in more productive ways.