The Great Depression was a devastating time for the people of America. It impacted millions of lives and spread rapidly through the United States. Its lasted from 1929-1939 and was the largest economic decline in American history. However, it not only affected the U.S. but other countries such as Germany and Great Britain. The president of this time, Franklin D. Roosevelt, created the New Deal to improve the poor economic conditions and give the people of America hope for the future. The New Deal was a series of federal programs that targeted specific areas of people that were most affected by the Great depression. President Roosevelt created fireside chats which allowed him to easily explain why the economic condition were so bad and explain
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President Roosevelt gave John Collier the job to be the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1933. This allowed him to create the Indian Emergency Conservation Program (IECP) which provided more than 85,000 Native Americans jobs. “In 1934 Collier convinced Congress to pass the Indian Reorganization Act, which provided money for tribes to purchase new land” (Alden Stevens). The Jicarilla has used this money to buy trading post, the Northern Cheyennes now have a very successful livestock cooperative, and many other tribes have thrived off this money. “The government provided federal grants to local school districts, hospitals, and social welfare agencies to assist Native Americans” (Alden Stevens). With these grants the Native American tribes can now not only grow economically, but also in their education and health. Nonetheless, these programs to help the Native Americans were not as successful as many were lead to believe. Publicly the New Deal stated that everything was going smoothly with the economic reconstruction of the tribes, but some problems were left unsolved. However, many problems all over the United States were left unsolved. America was left greatly damaged when the stock market crashed and hundred of complications arose. The New Deal was created for exactly this reason, to eventually solve these complications and allow the U.S. to return to normal. …show more content…
When the Great Depression hit millions of people began to starve because they could not afford the raised food prices. “One million undernourished children have benefited from the Works Progress Administration’s (WPA) school lunch programs” (Ellen S. Woodward). The government created the WPA that provided millions of students in school with a well balanced meal. In just under two years 80,000,000 hot, nutritious meals were served at a rate of 500,000 meals every day. This served 10,000 schools across the country. “For many children, who are required to leave home early in the morning and travel long distances after school hours to reach their homes, the WPA lunch constitutes the only hot meal of the day” (Ellen S. Woodward). During the Great Depression, many children were left starving, this administration gave a lot of these kids their only meal of the day. Many malnourished children did not have any kind of transportation and were forced to walk everywhere they went. These meals gave them the energy to do so. A great deal of people will look at these numbers and see all the people they did not feed. This program was created early in the Great Depression and continually progressed until the number of starving citizens was all but none. Preparing these meals has also provided jobs for women who are in need of work. The WPA made it possible for
President Roosevelt gave John Collier the job to be the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1933. This allowed him to create the Indian Emergency Conservation Program (IECP) which provided more than 85,000 Native Americans jobs. “In 1934 Collier convinced Congress to pass the Indian Reorganization Act, which provided money for tribes to purchase new land” (Alden Stevens). The Jicarilla has used this money to buy trading post, the Northern Cheyennes now have a very successful livestock cooperative, and many other tribes have thrived off this money. “The government provided federal grants to local school districts, hospitals, and social welfare agencies to assist Native Americans” (Alden Stevens). With these grants the Native American tribes can now not only grow economically, but also in their education and health. Nonetheless, these programs to help the Native Americans were not as successful as many were lead to believe. Publicly the New Deal stated that everything was going smoothly with the economic reconstruction of the tribes, but some problems were left unsolved. However, many problems all over the United States were left unsolved. America was left greatly damaged when the stock market crashed and hundred of complications arose. The New Deal was created for exactly this reason, to eventually solve these complications and allow the U.S. to return to normal. …show more content…
When the Great Depression hit millions of people began to starve because they could not afford the raised food prices. “One million undernourished children have benefited from the Works Progress Administration’s (WPA) school lunch programs” (Ellen S. Woodward). The government created the WPA that provided millions of students in school with a well balanced meal. In just under two years 80,000,000 hot, nutritious meals were served at a rate of 500,000 meals every day. This served 10,000 schools across the country. “For many children, who are required to leave home early in the morning and travel long distances after school hours to reach their homes, the WPA lunch constitutes the only hot meal of the day” (Ellen S. Woodward). During the Great Depression, many children were left starving, this administration gave a lot of these kids their only meal of the day. Many malnourished children did not have any kind of transportation and were forced to walk everywhere they went. These meals gave them the energy to do so. A great deal of people will look at these numbers and see all the people they did not feed. This program was created early in the Great Depression and continually progressed until the number of starving citizens was all but none. Preparing these meals has also provided jobs for women who are in need of work. The WPA made it possible for