Roosevelt wanted to help towns and industries, which were the most affected by the depression. These towns were known as hoovervilles in these towns nearly every working person lost their jobs. Therefore Roosevelt tried to create jobs for these towns. He tried to create jobs by changing his policies into organisations. Every organisation Roosevelt set up had a knock on affect on employment. This is because each organisation Roosevelt set up created millions of jobs. If he had not done this then people who lived in shanty towns known, as hoovervilles would still be unemployed. This is why Roosevelt introducing the new deal had great implications on America on its own.
Also Roosevelt set up the Tennessee Valley Authority. This was set up in an area where people were most hit by the depression. The reason for why it was set up here was because this area had a lot of physical problems and also because Roosevelt wanted to help these people who were the worst affected by the depression. As in the wet season the Tennessee River would over flow, which would lead to a flood in that area. Therefore due to this occurring the government decided to build a series of dams on the Tennessee River. This provided electricity for under developed areas using hydroelectric schemes. This also created thousands of jobs in an area, which was badly hit by the depression. The creation of jobs was great news for these people because these people needed jobs so they would be able to put a meal out for their family. Also this feature of the new deal was also environmentally friendly because the T.V.A created electricity, using hydroelectric schemes. During the process of this scheme you create electricity using a renewable source of energy which is less damaging to the environment than the normal way of creating electricity. This is why I believe this idea of Roosevelt was clever because with this system America will be releasing less harmful gases to the environment and also they will be providing electricity to underdeveloped areas.
Another one of Roosevelt’s ambitions was to build a strong American economy; this is why many of Roosevelt’s alphabet agencies had a knock on affect on employment. Roosevelt knew that to build a strong economy you would need a high level of employment. He also knew that for America to get back on its feet as a super power. It would take a considerable amount of time. This is why Roosevelt created organisations, which created jobs and therefore in the near future he knew American output would increase. Such as the N.R.A this organisation created millions of jobs for unemployed people.
Roosevelt also wanted to improve American agriculture industry. He did this by introducing the Agricultural adjustment administration. This organisation was aimed to improve the long term faced by the farmers. This organisation set quotas to reduce production, so therefore in the near future this would enable the prices of food to go up using the supply and demand theory. This would also cause profits to hit a record a high because, now the farmers will be getting double amount of money that they used to. This organisation was helped by one of Roosevelt’s aims of getting American agriculture industry back on its feet. This is because this organisation was very behind technologically due to it not making much money. This is why when Roosevelt introduced this policy it gradually improved farmer’s profits and therefore this enabled farmers to modernise their technology used in their farming. I.e. (using all resources efficiently to increase optimum output.)
If we think about the consequences of Roosevelt not introducing the new deal we will then realise that America would not be in the same situation as it is now. This is because one of the main features of Roosevelt’s reign is when he got the Tennessee Valley Authority built. If we imagine Roosevelt not introducing this organisation, we will then realise many Americans would not receive electricity now because this authority is still going strong now. If it were not for the new deal the T.V.A would not have been built.
Therefore by introducing many policies Roosevelt has changed America and has made it into a better place to live because he has started to make America move in the right direction by introducing the new deal because it took them away from the depression.
