With the end of the First World War, the Allies reaped the post war benefits. In the United States, the roaring twenties began, an era of carefree living. Alas, the prosperity would not last. By the end of the decade the U.S. was heading for depression. This is due in part to poor legislation and ineffective leaders. The great depression started with the stock market crash of 1929 and the country just kept sinking lower, never finding the end.That is until a new president was elected, Franklin D. Roosevelt, a man with a plan called The New Deal. The Stock Market crash of 1929 tanked the U.S. economy, but The New Deal saved it with construction projects, labor relations, social security, global trade, and government departments. All construction
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One issue that was addressed was child labor.Working was no longer allowed for anyone under the age of sixteen. Dangerous work environments were prohibited to anyone under the age of eighteen (Johnson 176). These new child labor laws opened up work for the unemployed. Education of children also increased in some areas because instead of working they went to school. During this time unions were uncommon and had little power. The New Deal changed all of that for the good of the worker. The National labour Relations Act of 1935 gave workers the right to join unions. Unions gave a voice to the American worker and provided protection for their welfare. Unions opened up communication between the employers and workers and because of this unions grew and labor became an important part of the New Deal(Brooks 2). Another benefit for the American worker was new and revolutionary retirement system, Social Security. Due to the Social Security Act people were able to retire and claim unemployment benefits. Franklin Delanor Roosevelt said "We put those payroll contributions there so as to give the contributors a legal, moral, and political right to collect their pensions and unemployment benefits. With those taxes in there, no damn politician can ever scrap my social security program."(Kiekhofer 4). Today all American workers have minimum wage protection and set hours. The days for working for little or no pay thanks to The New
One issue that was addressed was child labor.Working was no longer allowed for anyone under the age of sixteen. Dangerous work environments were prohibited to anyone under the age of eighteen (Johnson 176). These new child labor laws opened up work for the unemployed. Education of children also increased in some areas because instead of working they went to school. During this time unions were uncommon and had little power. The New Deal changed all of that for the good of the worker. The National labour Relations Act of 1935 gave workers the right to join unions. Unions gave a voice to the American worker and provided protection for their welfare. Unions opened up communication between the employers and workers and because of this unions grew and labor became an important part of the New Deal(Brooks 2). Another benefit for the American worker was new and revolutionary retirement system, Social Security. Due to the Social Security Act people were able to retire and claim unemployment benefits. Franklin Delanor Roosevelt said "We put those payroll contributions there so as to give the contributors a legal, moral, and political right to collect their pensions and unemployment benefits. With those taxes in there, no damn politician can ever scrap my social security program."(Kiekhofer 4). Today all American workers have minimum wage protection and set hours. The days for working for little or no pay thanks to The New