THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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To help with the war effort.
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To create jobs for immigrants
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To help get the U.S. out of the Great Depression
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To help Europe recover from WWI
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Detailed explanation-1: -Introduction: The National Youth Administration (NYA) was a New Deal agency designed to provide work and education for young men and women between the ages of 16 and 25. Launched on June 26, 1935 it was originally a component of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), headed by Harry Lloyd Hopkins.
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: -Among the suggested causes of the Great Depression are: the stock market crash of 1929; the collapse of world trade due to the Smoot-Hawley Tariff; government policies; bank failures and panics; and the collapse of the money supply.
Detailed explanation-4: -Overall, the NYA helped over 4.5 million American youths find jobs, receive vocational training, and afford higher standards of education. More significantly, it provided the means necessary for this “struggling generation” to overcome the economic adversity that threatened to overrun the country.