How Much Impact Did the New Deal Have?When looking throughout history there are multiple well known events that all Americans have heard of. Whether it be popular elections, the Declaration of Independence, or the plethora of battles and wars there is one that many grandparents and great grandparents remember even today. One of the most prevalent downfalls was the Great Depression, this had a substantial impact on the lives of the most prosperous generation of our nation. While President Herbert Hoover is continuously blamed for this economic downfall, as it occurred during his presidency, he did little to compensate for the damage it is named after. However, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated, he put in place the New Deal.
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In order to accomplish the goals that were set out, Roosevelt relied on key advisors like Louis Howe, Raymond Moley, and Rexford Tugwell. A record setting number of “African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and women” were appointed to high administration positions to assist President Roosevelt with his aspirations for the nation. Roosevelt continued on to establish and grow a multitude of programs under the first New Deal. Programs like the Public Works Administration (PWA) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) were crucial in trying to create more jobs and money opportunities for the American people. Even if some may say that the focus on the workers hurt the business owners, there must be some realization in the fact that there are many more workers than owners. Without the “recovery” aspect the New Deal provided, it would be much more difficult for the other two aspects, “relief and reform” to be successful. Two years after the New Deal was put into action, Roosevelt launched the second New …show more content…
It “guaranteed a worker’s right to join a union and a union’s right to bargain collectively and outlawed business practices that were unfair to labor” (book 503). Since Roosevelt believed the industry workers and farmers were in more need of government help than those of businesses, the Wagner Act and National Relations Board would protect the workers’ rights. While some may say that the Wagner Act “made strikes possible” which “continued high-unemployment” the other programs within the New Deal created a substantial amount of new jobs (Hannsgen). In the Tennessee Valley today there still stands TVA that enables many people in the surrounding areas a job opportunity that they would otherwise not have.Without knowing how desperate and pitiful the United States was at the time, especially economically, it would be difficult to gauge how much impact the New Deal truly had. Without the jump start of President Roosevelt and the first and second New Deal there would not have been the wave of importance that centered around the three R’s. If you were to combine both the first New Deal and the second New Deal and the mixture of relief, recovery, and reform the overall contribute was greater than the outcome of doing
In order to accomplish the goals that were set out, Roosevelt relied on key advisors like Louis Howe, Raymond Moley, and Rexford Tugwell. A record setting number of “African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and women” were appointed to high administration positions to assist President Roosevelt with his aspirations for the nation. Roosevelt continued on to establish and grow a multitude of programs under the first New Deal. Programs like the Public Works Administration (PWA) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) were crucial in trying to create more jobs and money opportunities for the American people. Even if some may say that the focus on the workers hurt the business owners, there must be some realization in the fact that there are many more workers than owners. Without the “recovery” aspect the New Deal provided, it would be much more difficult for the other two aspects, “relief and reform” to be successful. Two years after the New Deal was put into action, Roosevelt launched the second New …show more content…
It “guaranteed a worker’s right to join a union and a union’s right to bargain collectively and outlawed business practices that were unfair to labor” (book 503). Since Roosevelt believed the industry workers and farmers were in more need of government help than those of businesses, the Wagner Act and National Relations Board would protect the workers’ rights. While some may say that the Wagner Act “made strikes possible” which “continued high-unemployment” the other programs within the New Deal created a substantial amount of new jobs (Hannsgen). In the Tennessee Valley today there still stands TVA that enables many people in the surrounding areas a job opportunity that they would otherwise not have.Without knowing how desperate and pitiful the United States was at the time, especially economically, it would be difficult to gauge how much impact the New Deal truly had. Without the jump start of President Roosevelt and the first and second New Deal there would not have been the wave of importance that centered around the three R’s. If you were to combine both the first New Deal and the second New Deal and the mixture of relief, recovery, and reform the overall contribute was greater than the outcome of doing