Social Security

collection of things the government would do to help get out of the depression, for example, Social Security or the National Youth Administration. Although the New Deal did not go as far as it should have and cover minorities, but it was a success because it provided relief and helped to end the…

unemployed labor force. The unemployment rate went from around 20.6% in 1933 to only 9.5% in 1940. Thanks to the job programs by Roosevelt, about 90% to found work and could make money to support their families. In addition, Document 8 proves that the Social Security Act was actually beneficial to many citizens. The program helped children, the disabled and many others by welfare programs, lunches, and monthly pensions to the retired. This law gave Americans hope that the Great Depression was…

attention. The hallmark of Roosevelt’s presidency was his major relief, recovery and reform programs and organizations that Roosevelt created to expand the reach of the federal government. Of these programs included the Tennessee Valley Authority, Social Security Administration, and Works Progress Administration. These programs that Roosevelt established would provide help beyond what the free market could provide while increasing the influence of the government. This increase is what…

serving individuals with physical disabilities. The Soldiers Rehabilitation Act led to the enactment of the Smith-Fess Act (1920) which established a similar national program for civilians with physical disabilities. President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act in…

The 1930’s, the worst depression ever seen in the United States. America witnessed the breakdown of its economy and the effects that it had spread throughout the United States and drastically the unemployment rate rose. A grand total of sixteen million people were unemployed and it was time for a change. America Ready for a change elected Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 and this move brought a new period of time for Americans. The New Deal has emerged with his election but was it what America…

in America were provided these loans and therefore able to keep their homes. On August 14th, 1935, President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act. The act gave comfort to the elderly population in America as well as to the unemployed, the impoverished the disabled, etc. The Federal Security Agency was created in 1939 to oversee the distribution of social security. However, the agency did have other important duties such as authority over public health programs and food and drug safety.…

“An enormous outpouring of federal money for human relief and immense sums for public-works projects started to flow to all points of the compass…Six billion dollars was added to the national debt…” Document E: • the government passed the Social Security Act so that the older generation can retire and still get paid by the government and the younger generation can take their jobs • the advertisement is used to advertise and notify people that when they retire they can still get money from…

introduced by Franklin Roosevelt. After World War 2 the Federal Government stayed with New Deal ideas and kept expanding its size, with social programs and military power. Democrats felt as the government could be used for good and that social programs such as welfare, were the government’s job. Republicans felt as though it wasn’t the government’s job to provide social programs for the population, and a big government is dangerous to the people’s rights. During the depression, people were…

organizations and through this act a National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) was formed . This board had a power of enforcement that employees or employers were able to go to for help . The New Deal built institutions that are still around today: the Securities and Exchange Commission . It allowed Americans to look to Washington for help and the New Deal didn’t try to overthrow capitalism which is very important in its success for combating the Great Depression . There were flaws to the New Deal…

employment building bridges, dams, and other conservation projects to help support their families. Another significant reform abided in The Public Works Administration (PWA) which employed 12 million people to build roads and public buildings. The Social Security Act provided monthly wages to the unemployed and elderly who could not otherwise support themselves. With all of Roosevelt’s reforms, the economy improved. The Gross National product rose 5% and unemployment fell by 14.3%. He saved many…