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The New Deal: The Impact Of The Great Depression On The Economy

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Most people today can not imagine living a life where they possess no clue where their next meal will come from. For the families during the Great Depression, it was not their imagination, it was the reality. They lived daily, not knowing if they will receive enough money for food this meal let alone the next day. They eliminated any unnecessary utilities from their life to survive and many others were not able to keep possession of their houses. Then finally a new president came into power with the mentality to fix the depression with the New Deal. The New Deal helped recover the devastating impact of the Great Depression on the economy. The Great Depression left most families and businesses with very limited money. To start, most families …show more content…

Roosevelt set the New Deal into place, it benefited most families and businesses. The New Deal, a group of government programs established to improve conditions for people suffering, gave everyone hopes to get out of the ditch that they got themselves into. One of the main programs, ¨The Civil Conservation Corps was one of the New Deal's most successful programs¨(The New Deal para.4). It helped the problem of unemployment. It sent more than 3 million men to work giving them jobs and a steady source of income. Other programs helped over 8.5 million people getting jobs. This helped everybody because there was more money going around the United States now so there were ways for most people to receive some money. Then the people spent the money which helped in grounding the companies and businesses. Many more programs followed and while not ending the Great Depression, the New deal greatly helped Americans ¨by taking care of their basic needs and giving them the dignity of work and hope¨(The New Deal, para.6). This was a great accomplishment because the people had no hope of even having hope and the New Deal gave them it. As President Roosevelt addressed in his Second Inaugural Address, ¨But it is not in despair that I paint you that picture. I paint it for you in hope¨(para.19). This is exactly what everyone needed to hear, that they felt hopeful again. Having hope gives the motivation needed to keep moving forward. The New Deal was a huge part in bringing the United States back up onto its feet after the Great

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