USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were the 3 main programs President Roosevelt established to help reconstruct the U.S. economy?
A
WPA, CCC, TAV
B
CCC, TVA, WPA
C
WAP, COP, WWW
D
TVA, WPA, UGA
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The programs of the New Deal, then, fell into three principal categories-relief, recovery, and reform-though several programs provided both relief and recovery.

Detailed explanation-2: -Major federal programs and agencies included the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Civil Works Administration (CWA), the Farm Security Administration (FSA), the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 (NIRA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Detailed explanation-3: -relief (for the unemployed) recovery (of the economy through federal spending and job creation), and. reform (of capitalism, by means of regulatory legislation and the creation of new social welfare programs).

Detailed explanation-4: -One of President Roosevelt’s goals was the modernization, expansion, and reform of the Federal Government.

Detailed explanation-5: -Roosevelt’s basic philosophy of Keynesian economics manifested itself in what became known as the three “R’s” of relief, recovery and reform. The programs created to meet these goals generated jobs and more importantly, hope.

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