THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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It caused the greatest economic boom the nation had ever seen.
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It single-handedly brought the nation out of the Great Depression.
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It greatly increased the size and importance of the national government
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It led directly to a tremendous increase in the rights of African-Americans, especially in the South.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Among these, some of the most important were: The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA), which boosted agricultural prices by offering government subsidies to farmers to reduce output. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which employed young, single men at federally funded jobs on government lands.
Detailed explanation-4: -Roosevelt’s New Deal fundamentally and permanently changed the U.S. federal government by expanding its size and scope-especially its role in the economy.