What the US did to alleviate problems under Franklin D. Roosevelt?
- FDR led the United States from isolationism and into victory of Nazi Germany and its allies in WW1
- New Deals- The three R's Relief for the unemployed and poor, Recovery of the economy to normal levels, Reform of the financial system to prevent a repeat depression. New deal #1 focused on economic recovery. New deal #2 focused on social justice(helping individual people).
- The Agriculture Adjustment Act- Enacted in 1933. This act protected farmers from price drops by providing crop subsidies to reduce production and it also provided educational programs to teach methods of preventing soil erosion. It payed them not to plant their land and kill off excess livestock.
- The Civil Works Administration- Created jobs by creating construction projects(building roads hospitals ect.) It ended on March 31st,1934 because it was too costly(200 million dollars a month).
- Social Security Act- Provided aid for disabled and elderly people as well as dependent children.
- The Federal Emergency Relief Act- Provided work for over 20 million people. Can be considered the start of the welfare system.
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