THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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It gave all people the right to vote.
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It created programs to put people back to work.
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It let all new immigrants become American citizens.
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It let people travel around the country freely.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which employed young, single men at federally funded jobs on government lands. The Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA), which gave federal grants to states that funded salaries for government workers as well as local soup kitchens and other direct-aid to the poor programs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Roosevelt’s “New Deal” aimed at promoting economic recovery and putting Americans back to work through Federal activism. New Federal agencies attempted to control agricultural production, stabilize wages and prices, and create a vast public works program for the unemployed.
Detailed explanation-3: -In August, FDR signed the Social Security Act of 1935, which guaranteed pensions to millions of Americans, set up a system of unemployment insurance and stipulated that the federal government would help care for dependent children and the disabled.
Detailed explanation-4: -Of all of President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) is the most famous, because it affected so many people’s lives. Roosevelt’s work-relief program employed more than 8.5 million people.