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Franklin D. Roosevelt's Response To The Great Depression

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During the Great Depression many new deal agencies and oppositions rose to help get people out of the Great Depression. Franklin D. Roosevelt came up with a plan called the New Deal, which was to indicate relief to the country during this rough time. The country severely needed help to recover and reform the country. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s responses to the Great Depression were the New Deal but despite his efforts it was not as effective as he thought it was going to be. His plan was short term but the overall major change was the expansion and dependence of the government.
Once the stock market crashed millions of people lost their jobs and production slowed down. The government provided relief for unemployed people by giving those jobs. They were temporary jobs but at the time they did lower the employment rate. Even though jobs were given the decreased rate did not last too long. As stated in Document J “Unemployment spiked in early 1920s, then peaked in 1933, and then rose again in 1937-38”. This quote shows that the New deal was a temporary relief for the country but it wasn’t everlasting. The government’s role was to provide millions of jobs for …show more content…

Due to the lack of jobs endless people were homeless. Government agencies were in charge of helping people pay their mortgages and provided housing for the displaced. Document D it was stated that “New Deal was both a set of ideas and diverse programs”. This quote shows that the government was trying to solve the issues within the Great Depression. Housing was temporary, but some were denied because of overcrowding. Many people turned to the government for housing assistance because people did not have money to keep up with housing payments. In the end it couldn’t have been as effective because everything was temporary and everybody didn’t get in on the opportunities because so many people needed finical

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