How Did The New Deal Change

In the United States, the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn, began on October 29th, 1929. This downturn would later be known as the Great Depression in which the American stock market, which had been seeing a decade of upward growth, crashed and plunged the United States into its severest economic downturn yet. Through the Great Depression, 1932 was one of the worst years in which it was reported that at least a quarter of once working Americans were now unemployed. In 1933 when Franklin D. Roosevelt took office his administration acted swiftly to stabilize the economy and provide jobs and relief to Americans affected by the Depression. Throughout his term Roosevelt's administration instituted several experimental projects and programs, …show more content…
This change further manifested itself through the three "R's" of the New Deal: relief, recovery and reform. The first “R” was relief, this was done by the immediate action taken to halt the economy's deterioration. The following “R” was recovery, which instated temporary programs to restart the flow of consumer demand. The final “R,” reform, enforced permanent programs to avoid another depression and insure citizens against economic disasters. Collectively, the New Deal changed the role of government entirely. Before the New Deal, the government had essentially no role in steering the economy or in providing for the people, but the New Deal provided an opportunity for the government to play a huge role in both of these things.This was done through a vast amount of government implement programs throughout the states that supported FDR's three R's. Many of these programs created during the New Deal, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the Home Owners Loan Corporation, and the Social Security Administration, ultimately changed the role of the government and substantially supported the U.S. out of the Great