Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal: Relief, Recovery And Reform

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The new deal was not successful for the American People that was suffering from massive job losses. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a great orator and wanted to help relief some of the stresses of the American People. FDR hire Frances Perkins as secretary of state who was the first woman cabinet member. She was part of the “brain trust” advisory that created social security act and Fair labor standard and end of children labor under sixteen.

President Roosevelt mission to end the great depression by using the three r’s: Relief, Recovery and Reform. The new deal didn’t make the Great Depression relieve it even worsen. The new deal somewhat help create jobs and people of colored losing their income to Whites. FDR has promised the people,

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