Was The New Deal Good Or Bad

In the midst of the greatest depression in the history of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt and his committees drafted The New Deal, consisting of policies which they hoped would help all declining facets of the nation at the time. The American people needed to heed a promising leader that would set plans to end the depression, a change from president Hoover who seemed to have no set plan for foe dealing with such economic crisis. The New Deal aimed to stimulate the economy, create jobs, and lift America out of the economic strife. The controversy amongst historians that surrounds the New Deal is whether or not it prospered in helping America out of a depression. David M. Kennedy argues that the New Deal did indeed serve its

The United States encountered many ordeals during the Great Depression (1929-1939). Poverty, unemployment and despair clouded the “American Dream” and intensified the urgency for solutions to address and control the nationwide damage. President Franklin Roosevelt proposed the New Deal to detoxify the nation of its suffering. It can be argued that the New Deal was ineffective due to the inability to end the Great Depression with its short-term solutions and created more problems, however; it was successful in regards to providing direct relief for the needy, economic recovery and some structural reform for the majority of the general public in the severity of the Great Depression.

The New Deal was thought up by none other than president Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt’s intentions were meant to help with the current depression at the time which lasted, for about three years. The new deal was meant to make “colored” and whites equal, but that was not the case. Many citizens of the south did not believe “Negros” should get paid minimum wage, but expected them to be paid a lower amount. Many whites opposed any thought of equality between them and African American’s, but that did not stop the (NRA)National Recovery Act. A work program produced from the NRA the (CCC) Civilian Conservation Corps helped many “colored” American’s, benefit from the New Deal. The United States also needed an escape from their current depression, so Roosevelt creates the Work-Relief Bill with equality as his goal.

The New Deal was good because it provided Americans with hope, jobs, and government assistance during a time when American citizens could not help themselves. The Great Depression caused the US to fall apart economically, and the New Deal was put in place to try to fix the economy. President Roosevelt thought this was the best way to fix the economy, and it was. But that doesn’t mean it was perfect. It also doesn’t mean it worked. While many good things came from the New Deal, many bad things came out as well. But the good outweighed the bad, and the New Deal began the journey out of the Great Depression.

Ultimately the New deal programs did solve the issues that caused the great depression and it hoisted the U.S. out of the great depression and it gets millions back in employment. Many were happy with the effects of the great depression and it helped many live a better life. Just to show that it was successful is the fact that many of the New Deal programs still exist today including the FDIC, Social Security, and many

The New Deal allowed the government to create new programs that either provided relief or recovery, or were a reform for the problems during that time. In the time of an economic crisis, the government should get involved and provide a safety net for Americans. Government involvement is necessary to work towards a resolution, but too much involvement will put too much power in the Government’s hands, which could lead to a government type we do not want in America. During economic busts, the government should use the programs that are currently in place to provide a safety net and support Americans. However, during economic booms Americans should provide for themselves and not be reliant on the government to provide for them.

The New Deal was not a success for many reasons. Blacks were treated differently and were less of a priority in the New Deal. It also wasn’t a success because a lot of people remained depressed and down, and some were still not getting what they needed to live (like food). What the New Deal was supposed to do was aid people with food and necessities like that and to help people through the depression literally and figuratively. But, what happened was not according to plan.

The Great Depression was a strenuous and devastating time for the United States; with millions of Americans losing their jobs, homes, and money. The banking industry and stock market are to blame for their irresponsible practices. Fortunately, when President Roosevelt was inaugurated into presidency, he had one mission: to end the Great Depression. He created a series of programs called the New Deal. Although the New Deal was somewhat successful, numerous Americans responded negatively to the New Deal. They saw it as unlawful and waste of national fund. Subsequently, these adverse reviews proved effective in the removable of certain agencies from the New Deal.

Preceding the Great Depression, the United States went through a glorious age of prosperity, with a booming market, social changes, and urbanization; America was changing. At the end of the 1920’s and well through the 1930’s, America was faced with its greatest challenge yet; the 1929 stock market crash. It would be the end of the prosperity of the “Roaring Twenties”. Now the American government and its citizens were faced with a failing economy. President Herbert Hoover was clueless to how to approach the problem. Hoover believed that government works best when it governs less, and should not intervene in the economy. Traditionally, he stayed out the issue hoping that the economy would fix itself; it didn’t. Hoover’s inaction makes his presidency look ineffective as if he caused the Great Depression. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) succeeded Hoover as president. Like Hoover, FDR didn’t know exactly how to help the economy. Unlike Hoover, FDR introduced experimental ideas and programs to help solve the issue. These ideas and programs would become a part of Roosevelt 's policies known as the New Deal which sought to fix America’s economic struggles. Despite short term successes, the New Deal implemented during the 1930 's by FDR did not lift the United States out of the Great Depression. Instead by intervening in the economy, and creating huge debt, the New Deal prolonged the Great Depression.

During the Great Depression Franklin Roosevelt enacted the “New Deal”, which was a series of government programs that helped the american people, this New Deal was the best thing that could have been done to help the American people who were struggling during the Great Depression, thus making it a good deal. The New Deal worked wonders in the US in terms of fixing the damage done during the Great Depression. This along with WW2 brought the US out of the worst economic depression that the country had ever faced. Despite the tragedies and the hardships that our nation was facing, The WPA, social security, and the AAA(agricultural adjustment act) helped this mighty nation persevere and remain unmoved by such a tragedy.

One would say that the Great Depression is one of the darkest times in American history. The Great Depression did not only affect the United States, but also other countries who were heavily invested in the United States, such as Germany and Great Britain. Following the crash of the stock market in 1929, the level of unemployment skyrocketed and economies around the world plunged. The United States faced those dark years until about the later part of the early 1930s, when things start to head in an upward trend. Some of this success could be contributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s implementation of the New Deal in an attempt to restore confidence in the economy, and the political system. Ultimately, it would still take years until the world economy and especially the United States economy was anywhere near its pre stock market crash levels. The success of the New Deal was short lived when the economy started to take a turn downward in the late 1930s, because FDR could not get enough demand to successfully implement his New Deal. In 1939 there was another positive trend with the beginning of World War II. Although the New Deal helped to restore confidence in the economy and the political system, nevertheless it was the spending of World War II that ended the Great Depression, because it lowered the level of unemployment, increased productivity, and helped to boost the United States economy upward, although capitalism still survived.

In 1929, following the stock market crash on Wall Street, the United States entered an era known as the Great Depression. For the next years to come, it would be characterized by high unemployment rates and low rates of investment. Desperation levels rose to a level of panicked hysteria, and in 1932 Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected president with promises of relief, recovery, and reformation. He called this the New Deal, and it forever altered the role of the government in the everyday lives of American people with programs still in effect today. However, the previous belief of the New Deal ending the Great Depression is under debate as historians dive deep into the past. Due to statistics of unemployment and the unforeseen results of the programs it implemented, it is plausible to state that the New Deal was not successful in solving the main issues of the Great Depression.

The New Deal was not a good deal. It interfered with the economic lives of American people and did not help the United States out of the Great Depression. The government was getting too much power and congress was approving this. Furthermore, the efforts that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt put in to relieve the poor made our national debt skyrocket and did not help us come out of the Great Depression. We were not truly out of the depression until the 1940s, during World War II when more jobs were created.

The Great Depression will forever be a highlighted event in our United States’ history. It was so chaotic and it came with numerous problems that people till this date seek ways to prevent similar events from happening. People at the time came up with different ways to stop a crisis, like the Great Depression, from happening, but this is not as easy as it seems. It is not easy pleasing everyone specially in a country as diverse as the United States. The New Deal was one of these ideas made as a response of the Great Depression, This new plan was brought to light by Franklin D. Roosevelt when he ran for presidency. Roosevelt “landslide” victory allowed for these New Deal to set sail, but along the way many things challenged his New deal. Different businesses and even some strongly supported individuals ended up challenging Roosevelt’s plans and actions.

I think that the New Deal was a huge success. In the 1930s it was an unsure time. People were losing their jobs. The banks we losing money and the people as well. When FDR was elected President the first things that he did was set up the New Deal. The New Deal did a lot of things for the country. Some of it was just a temporary fix, but some the acts that was put it back then are still used today. The New Deal helped to create jobs, money and put restrictions on the banks.