THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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It promoted cooperation between the three branches of the federal government.
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It based New Deal policies on the beliefs of laissez-faire economics.
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It established that the government was responsible for the welfare of people.
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It created a divide between the government and minority Americans.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Roosevelt Administration was a time of great expansion of the Federal Government, including the formation of new Departments of Commerce and Labor; an addition of almost 150, 000, 000 acres of public lands as public conservation areas; new laws protecting the health of Americans; and regulating the drug industry.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1935, the New Deal shifted its attention to labor and urban groups. The Wagner Act increased the authority of the federal government in industrial relations and gave further organizing power to labor unions under the execution of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Detailed explanation-3: -When Roosevelt took office in 1933, he acted swiftly to stabilize the economy and provide jobs and relief to those who were suffering. Over the next eight years, the government instituted a series of experimental New Deal projects and programs, such as the CCC, the WPA, the TVA, the SEC and others.
Detailed explanation-4: -The New Deal stabilized the banks and cleaned up the financial mess left over from the Stock Market crash, allowing credit to flow again. It stabilized farm prices, aided state and local governments, and injected a surge of federal spending into the economy that bolstered household incomes and business revenues.