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Woodrow Wilson's Response To The New Deal

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The Great Depression began with the collapse of the stock market. As the share value dropped tremendously; people watched as their retirements went down the drain. Monetary value decreased, the demand for produce/goods declined, people were losing their jobs meaning unemployment rates were raising, wages were getting smaller, many were losing their homes and being forced to live out in the streets, banks were failing, etc,. The world was in an economical crisis. The Great Depression was not just domestic, it was global —an international mess. At the time, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was running for President and he faced a scared country. He gave the American people what they wanted when addressing the public and promised that he would get us …show more content…

There were so many legislations, activists, and groups that aided us in reforming and improving lives. Roosevelt’s first term was a filled with temporary changes and he spent his second term making changes to get people to a “safe place”. His plan consisted of three easy steps —Relief, Recovery, Reform and it worked to get America back on her feet. Legislation such as the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and groups like the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) assisted his plan. The need to improve working conditions led to creating the NLRA. Under Woodrow Wilson’s presidential term, he created the “War Labor Board”. The War Labor Board mediated the relationship between labor and management. They wanted to prevent strikes and stoppages because of the war effort. Not only that but the board also controlled wages. helped unions which in turn helped workers. Under Roosevelt’s presidential term, the WLB supported equal pay for women, eight-hour-day for workers, and the right to organize and to bargain collectively. Collective bargaining allowed unions to negotiate with managements to create workers

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