The Great Depression was America’s lowest and longest downtick throughout Western history which was an after effect of the Stock Market collapse in 1929. There were many short term causes that contributed to the Depression, but the two main long term causes were agriculture and industry. Farmers made a living by growing crops and providing food for the war raging in Europe. After the war was over, the farmers income dropped and they upturned their land. Since there was a severe drought, the soil collected and was picked up by strong winds creating a Dust Bowl which, in the end, put all farmers out of business. Along with this, technological advances made it harder for existing companies to stay afloat. Railroad companies lost to trucks, buses,
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Nowhere does it mention the New Deal benefitting the minorities. In fact, Document 7 states that the New Deal discriminated against blacks. They received unequal pay, lower employment rates, poor living conditions, and little to no support from the president. FRD was too afraid to lift bans against lynching and abolishing the poll tax, putting his person wants before the people’s. This shows that the New Deal was only targeted to help whites and didn’t take into consideration the already struggling minorities. If the New Deal was truly a successful program, they would put in extra effort to help those in need. The New Deal barely scratched the surface when dealing with unemployment. Document 5 is a table and graph showing the unemployment rates from 1933 to 1945. Although the New Deal did decrease unemployment rates, it never got it back to the average 4%. The only time unemployment rates did return to normal was at the start of World War 2, which is too late for the New Deal to be called a “success”. Document 4 is a political cartoon that exposes the realities of what really went on between FDR, Congress, and America. FDR is bossing Congress around and Congress does everything FDR asks. Each bottle is labeled with a New Deal program but none seem to be helping Uncle Sam. This represents New Deal programs not curing the conditions of the Great Depression and FDR …show more content…
Although the political cartoon in Document 4 is meant to expose the flaws with FDR and the New Deal, it also shows FDR’s willingness to try new ideas, even if some fail. This is an important trait when trying to fix a national dilemma such as the Depression. More jobs for women opened up and through them, they were able to benefit the community by educating youth (Doc. 1). Through the education, there were higher chances for them to get jobs and to help rebuild the economy. With people with more jobs, the economy could return back to normal faster. Lastly in Document 6, the Works Progress Administration was providing hot food to unprivileged youth and jobs for women. Again, more jobs opened up for women and would expand the economy for the better. Slowly but surely, New Deal programs did affect society in positive
Nowhere does it mention the New Deal benefitting the minorities. In fact, Document 7 states that the New Deal discriminated against blacks. They received unequal pay, lower employment rates, poor living conditions, and little to no support from the president. FRD was too afraid to lift bans against lynching and abolishing the poll tax, putting his person wants before the people’s. This shows that the New Deal was only targeted to help whites and didn’t take into consideration the already struggling minorities. If the New Deal was truly a successful program, they would put in extra effort to help those in need. The New Deal barely scratched the surface when dealing with unemployment. Document 5 is a table and graph showing the unemployment rates from 1933 to 1945. Although the New Deal did decrease unemployment rates, it never got it back to the average 4%. The only time unemployment rates did return to normal was at the start of World War 2, which is too late for the New Deal to be called a “success”. Document 4 is a political cartoon that exposes the realities of what really went on between FDR, Congress, and America. FDR is bossing Congress around and Congress does everything FDR asks. Each bottle is labeled with a New Deal program but none seem to be helping Uncle Sam. This represents New Deal programs not curing the conditions of the Great Depression and FDR …show more content…
Although the political cartoon in Document 4 is meant to expose the flaws with FDR and the New Deal, it also shows FDR’s willingness to try new ideas, even if some fail. This is an important trait when trying to fix a national dilemma such as the Depression. More jobs for women opened up and through them, they were able to benefit the community by educating youth (Doc. 1). Through the education, there were higher chances for them to get jobs and to help rebuild the economy. With people with more jobs, the economy could return back to normal faster. Lastly in Document 6, the Works Progress Administration was providing hot food to unprivileged youth and jobs for women. Again, more jobs opened up for women and would expand the economy for the better. Slowly but surely, New Deal programs did affect society in positive