How Did The Coolidge And Hoover Influence The Federal Government

The Coolidge and Hoover administrations are well-known for their limited government sizes and non-interventionist economic policies. However, once the Great Depression had hit, the Hoover administration was helpless to relieve citizens of the depression. This prompted Roosevelt to enter the White House and introduce policies that would increase the size of the federal government and shift economic policy towards deficit spending and creating federal jobs. Despite drastically increasing the size of the federal government through the “Three R’s” programs and increasing the government’s role in the economy, Roosevelt provided continuity from previous administrations by inadvertently avoiding relief for African-Americans and paying them no attention. The hallmark of Roosevelt’s presidency was his major relief, recovery and reform programs and organizations that Roosevelt created to expand the reach of the federal government. Of these programs included the Tennessee Valley Authority, Social Security Administration, and Works Progress Administration. These programs that Roosevelt established would provide help beyond what the free market could provide while increasing the influence of the government. This increase is what …show more content…
The era known as the Progressive Era took place during the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft and Woodrow Wilson, all of which who were in favor of interventionist policies in regard to both foreign policy and economic policy. Presidents of the Progressive Era were friendly towards labor unions and worked to bust large corporations, as well as enacting interventionist foreign policy and establishing social policies such as Prohibition. The Progressive Era and New Deal Era are alike in that they both introduced many liberal economic and social policies. However, the Progressive Era ended much too soon when Harding entered the White