Did the New Deal end the Great Depression?
The New Deal did not end the depression, and while the war effort is the popular answer expressed above, the war effort didn't end the depression either. The depression for the United States came to a true end when we were the only major power left standing after World War II with its infrastructure intact. That gave our businesses an enormous competitive advantage in the years following the war, as well as opportunity to benefit directly from the influx of aid that we provided our friends and enemies alike through the Marshall Plan.
The first part of the New Deal was also about reform. Did the reforms succeed?
The relief part of the new deal was beneficial to the American