1.11.13

another work day

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/The-Second-New-Deal.topicArt...!

http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1998/4/98.04.04.x.html

what did the government do to help the great depression?

they started the  "new deal"

The true role of government, Hoover argued, was that of an umpire instead of a player in the economic game. He felt that once the federal government invaded the business field, democracy would be threatened, since it depended on decentralization, and personal liberty would be endangered, because it depended on economic freedom.

focused on what historians call the "3 Rs": Relief, Recovery, and Reform

The New Deal also created employment opportunities for women, including bringing more women into the federal government

Indian Reorganization Act - removed Native Americans from state courts

  • This helped the relationship between the economy, the people, and the government.
  • The New Deal failed to end the depression.
  • It helped businesses and banks
  • FDR was the 32nd President.
  • He lead the country through The Great Depression and World War II.
  • He served 4 terms in office.
  • He helped greatly by shaping the government to help the society.
  • He felt it was the government’s job to help the American people.
    • FDR was the started of the plan called "New Deal"
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