(A) Explain the main features of the New Deal?

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History coursework: The New Deal.

  1. Explain the main features of the New Deal?

The new deal was a policy produced by Franklin Roosevelt to help the Americans recover from the economic depression.

Franklin Roosevelt was forced to act as a dictator for the first hundred days of his presidency. This is because when Roosevelt was appointed as American president, his job was to lead the Americans out of their economic distress. He would complete this mission by introducing the new deal. One of the reasons for why Roosevelt wanted to help his people was due to the fact that he was a family man and his family believed in helping others... He also wanted to help his people because he was a democrat; therefore Roosevelt sympathized for the people because he felt that it was his duty to help these people.

Roosevelt set out 4 objectives, which he thought would lead his people out of the economic problem.

The 4 objectives are listed below.

  • Getting Americans back to work.
  • Protecting the Americans savings and properties.
  • Providing relief for the sick, old and the unemployed.
  • Getting American industry and agriculture back on their feet.

Roosevelt believed that if he completed these 4 objectives then the Americans would leave the depression behind. Every Sunday Roosevelt would have a nation wide radio broadcast.  In this broadcast Roosevelt would talk to the people and give them advice about the depression. He would also let them know what is going on around America. This radio broadcast was a very popular between the American public because an estimated 60 million people would tune in on a Sunday and listen to the advice Roosevelt would give them. This was known as the five side chats.

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People could say that Roosevelt spent his money wisely because the organisations he set up all had a positive knock on affects on the environment and unemployment. This is because one of the organisations he set was known as the Public Work Administration. For this organisation the government spent money to build, schools, roads, bridges and airports. The idea of Roosevelt was brilliant because the buildings he had got made would need employees. Therefore this organisation created millions of jobs for the Roosevelt revolution.

He also introduced the civilian conservation corp. This organisation was aimed at young unemployed people. The ...

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