WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the name of the programs created by President Roosevelt’s administration to get the U.S. economy back on track?
A
New Frontier
B
New Deal
C
War on Poverty
D
Compassionate Conservatism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Major federal programs and agencies included the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the Civil Works Administration (CWA), the Farm Security Administration (FSA), the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 (NIRA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Detailed explanation-2: -Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the American people regain faith in themselves. He brought hope as he promised prompt, vigorous action, and asserted in his Inaugural Address, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Public Works Administration (PWA) (1933) Created under the National Industrial Recovery Act.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The 3 “Rs” of The New Deal-What did Roosevelt mean by relief, recovery and reform.

Detailed explanation-6: -Which of these actions occurred as a part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Second New Deal? Congress passed legislation, such as the Social Security Act, to reform society and create a welfare state.

Detailed explanation-7: -Roosevelt feel that the mass unemployment is a threat to American freedom since high unemployment rate means America needs to relay on relief rolls. Therefore, since the American nation will be dependent on others, it cannot enjoy its true freedom and liberty.

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