USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were the major goals of the New Deal?
A
no gold standard and free coinage of silver
B
abolition and suffrage
C
relief, recovery, and reform
D
expanding the size and economic influence of the United States
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-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: -Relief-Immediate action taken to halt the financial deterioration. 2. Recovery-“Pump-Priming” Temporary programs to restart the flow of consumer demand (consumer = person who makes purchases) 3. Reform-Permanent programs to avoid another depression.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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