Was President Roosevelt's New Deal Effective?

In the 1930’s America was going through a Great Depression. Many people were unemployed, paid low wages, lived in poverty, businesses were producing more than people were buying, banks were failing and there was a dust bowl that destroyed agriculture. The American people expected action from Herbert Hoover, but didn't get much. Herbert Hoover believed, that the depression would work itself out. Thus, Hoover was not re-elected. In hopes of getting out of the Great Depression, in 1933 the American people elected Franklin D Roosevelt for a New Deal. The New Deal was effective, because it employed people, and created programs that benefited society. The New Deal eased people's fears and anxiety. To communicate with the American populace about the New Deal, and what was happening in the country Roosevelt used fireside chats. The language of the fireside chats were down-to-earth, and known for comforting the uneasy populace. An example of this is when in one of his fireside chats he talked about the banking holiday. He explained why he did it, and connected with people. After his first fireside chat he was sent fan mail, he received fifty-thousand letters in that one week. Also, nationwide there were lines of people in front of the bank, to put their money back into the banks. The fireside chats gave Roosevelt a …show more content…
Without the New Deal there wouldn’t be important government programs like Social Security. It was clearly effective, because unemployment rates went down significantly, and people felt at ease after hearing about the New Deal through Roosevelt's fireside chats. Also, programs like the Work Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps positively affected communities by investing in infrastructure and protecting the environment. .Roosevelt’s New Deal was incredibly effective and changed the lives of millions of Americans experiencing incredible