Suffering eventually came to an end and the economy once again flourished. There were many programs, but not all of them were the same. One of the most commonly known programs established was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). There were 103 CCC camps in Michigan (Lecture, April 17). These camps helped create jobs for young men in Michigan, as well as the rest of the country. Getting these kids out of the house helped the families as it was one less mouth to feed for them. Also while out there working, the paychecks would be mailed to the families so that they would be able to spend the money. This helped circulate the economy. Work was being done, and money was being spend, creating a nice cycle. At the same time, there was a lot of new infrastructure built, and reforestation that helped create work and also rebuild what had been already destroyed. Another programs that helped change the United States forever was the Social Security Act. Before this, people worked until they could not any longer, as in fatal injury or death. Now there was an actual pension system set up so that people can retire when they reach a certain age. The retirement age was set so high for the time period as life expectancy was not high (Lecture, April 17). Social Security is still around today, which shows that this change was extremely impactful for American life. There were plenty of impactful programs created by the New …show more content…
After the success of the democratic side with Franklin D Roosevelt, they were essentially removed from power. Ten out of the seventeen seats at the time became democrat (Lecture, April 5). In sense, if one voted for Roosevelt at the time, it was more than likely that they voted democratic the rest of their lives. The New Deal was incredibly impactful for the lives of many Americans. When republicans finally did get back into office, they did not touch the new deal, as they did not want to take on the ridicule for trying to get rid of it. The Great Depression was an extremely terrible time for many Americans, but the New Deal was able to revive the United States economy. Faith was restored back into the minds of