Title: How did the New Deal help the United States during the Great Depression? | Socratic
Headings: How did the New Deal help the United States during the Great Depression?
How did the New Deal help the United States during the Great Depression?
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Sarah C
Explanation:

Content: There were other programmes and agencies too, but I'm a bit conscious of how long this is getting! So, did it help? Like most things, this is up for discussion but it is evident that FDR did succeed in reducing unemployment. In 1937, unemployment had sunk from 14 million to 8 million - however, in 1938 it rose back to 10 million when government spending decreased. This rise didn't get any better until WW2 provided many new jobs. The many schemes offered jobs and financial support for millions of people who had been badly affected, and the government didn't just give them money. FDR helped his citizens earn money through public works so the workers got a paycheck and the country benefitted from many new bridges, schools roads and more! FDR also helped to restore confidence in the Banks and government. Americans felt supported by the government and FDR won many supporters for the Democratic party - especially Women and African Americans who benefitted from the labour support. Arguably, America didn't fully recover until after WW2 when they could reap the benefits of functioning among a shattered world, but it is perhaps thanks to FDR and the New Deal that America remained democratic and under control within a time where many other countries turned to dictatorships and other harmful systems in response to their failed economies.