During the Great Depression, citizens of the United States appeared to lack government support that was to help them get back and start working, making money, and to start providing for their families. When Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected in 1933, America started to change. As Roosevelt became the new president, he helped better the economy and started to lower the percentage rate for unemployment. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” was a set of laws and regulations that were meant to get the unemployed back into work. In a period of time, unemployment was at twenty-five percent. America needed the regulations. The “New Deal” helped and spanned over eight years and made up two parts, which included many government programs and policies targeted at helping the unemployed, or those living within poverty. It consisted of three R’s which were: relief, recovery, and reform. These “weapons” were used in the battle against the failing economy during the Great Depression.
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The relief in the 3 R’s, was aimed towards getting people the money that the needed to help buy them food, shelter, and/or medical care. It was also used to help get the Americans back onto their feet. As a part of getting the money, the government distributed federal premiums to those in need of the financial help. FERA, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, was one of the programs that helped with that.
The recovery was aimed at getting the economy stable again. This was done by encouraging the economy with programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration, which were programs that were created to give new jobs for the unemployed Americans and began to jump-start the economy's recovery. . These programs helped Americans get back onto their feet and back to work to start producing money again, which helped bring down the unemployment rate which was at twenty-five
The relief in the 3 R’s, was aimed towards getting people the money that the needed to help buy them food, shelter, and/or medical care. It was also used to help get the Americans back onto their feet. As a part of getting the money, the government distributed federal premiums to those in need of the financial help. FERA, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, was one of the programs that helped with that.
The recovery was aimed at getting the economy stable again. This was done by encouraging the economy with programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration, which were programs that were created to give new jobs for the unemployed Americans and began to jump-start the economy's recovery. . These programs helped Americans get back onto their feet and back to work to start producing money again, which helped bring down the unemployment rate which was at twenty-five