"The New Deal"
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by 1932, one quarter of the nations workforce was out of work and living in extreme poverty.
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The First New Deal
The first part of the first new deal started when Roosevelt embarked on his 100 days policy.
The first problem Roosevelt faced was a baking crisis. There were places printing their own money, people using canadian dollars and even mexican pesos. Roosevelt began shutting down the banks.
When banks were opened back up, way more people deposited money then withdrew.
In the three short years following the stock market crash, the production rate of american was cut in half.
the nra was used to halp the production in america.
the farms were ruined in oklahoma from the dust bowl. the people were forced to move to california.
the aaa paid farmers to limit their production which raised food prices. americans needed money in their pockets and food on their tables.
the fer act provided cash and clothes to the people in need.
the ccc sent half a million young men to the country side to build hiking trails and drain swamps.
Roosevelt favored the work projects other than just straight up cash releif.
franklin roosevelt recognized the power of radio. the fireside chats made americans feel more as a whole.
elanor roosevelt also spoke over the radio twice a week.
she worked as a female activist, and helped african americans gain access to her husband.
african americans continued to face hardships. the blue eagle codes allowed black workers to be fired and whites hired.
some people thought african americans were being hated on by the nra.
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