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New Deal Dbq

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Lasting from 1929 to 1939, The Great Depression is the worst economic collapse in American history. Since Americans began spending less, the unemployment rate increased exponentially to over 15%. Due to the increase of unemployment, more Americans found themselves without any means to support their families, causing an abundance of poverty. Americans were left hopeless for a better future until Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president in 1933. He made a promise that he would do whatever it takes to heal Americans wounds. Roosevelt ultimately developed what’s called the New Deal which was a series of programs that were supposed to relieve, recover, and reform America. Overall, the New Deal did help reduce the effects of the Great Depression

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