USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were the goals of the New Deal?
A
reform the government and decrease spending
B
create schools and protect farmers
C
increase spending on defense and trade
D
provide relief, recovery, and reform
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The New Deal is often summed up by the “Three Rs”: 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-2: -The New Deal had three goals: relief, recovery, and reform. Relief meant that the president wanted to help those in crisis immediately by creating jobs, bread lines, and welfare. Recovery was aimed at fixing the economy and ending the Depression.

Detailed explanation-3: -These programs became known as the New Deal, a reference taken from a campaign speech in which he promised a “new deal for the American people.” The New Deal focused on three general goals: relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform.

Detailed explanation-4: -The New Deal programs were known as the three “Rs"; Roosevelt believed that together Relief, Reform, and Recovery could bring economic stability to the nation. Reform programs focused specifically on methods for ensuring that depressions like that in the 1930s would never affect the American public again.

Detailed explanation-5: -New Deal reform programs involved legislation that was intended to guard against an economic disaster like the Great Depression ever recurring. In particular, they targeted banking, the stock market, labour, and labour unions.

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