New Deal Dbq

The Great Depression was one of the worst time periods of American history. Many people starved, and died, because of unemployment, and the surroundings. The great depression started in 1929, because of the United States stock market crash. In 1933 the first new deal was created. This new deal was a program created by the president, Franklin D. Roosevelt ( FDR) to help fight depression. In 1935 the first new deal ended, but the second new deal was created in 1935 and ended in 1937. The second new deal was created as an extension of the first new deal. Roosevelt was very wise to make these new deals, because they did their job, the fought the depression. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected in 1936. He must have been doing something …show more content…
that Roosevelt was a very smart man, and he was “big-hearted” so he wanted to help the people. “I do think Roosevelt is the biggest-hearted man we ever had in the white house…” (Interview with Cotton Mill Worker). This quote from George Dobbin is great evidence, because he is basically saying that President Roosevelt is the most generous, kind, thoughtful, helpful man they have ever seen in the White House. President Roosevelt was a man who tried to help people. He tried to stop depression, which is why he made the new deals. He was always trying to think of ways he could stop depression, and help the people. “...has made a lot of us feel a lot better even when there wasn’t much to eat in our homes.” (Interview with Cotton Mill Worker). President Roosevelt made his people feel this way. He helped them feel like there was still hope. He helped them have food for their families so they would not starve. This piece of evidence shows that Franklin D. Roosevelt was a “big-hearted” man. He had a “big-heart”, and he cared for the people which is why he mad the new deals, and why they were so …show more content…
“In the past year and a half 80,000,000 hot well-balanced meals have been served at the rate of 500,000 daily in 10,000 schools throughout the country….” (Woodward, Ellen S). That is incredible. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) were saving lives. I think that is so incredible. They helped these young children have strength, and energy. “Through the daily service of warm, nourishing food, prepared by qualified, needy women workers, the WPA is making it possible for many underprivileged children of the present to grow into useful, healthy citizens of the future.” (Woodward, Ellen S). The WPA was helping these women and children stay healthy. The new deals helped the WPA make this