Title: The New Deal and Three R's - The Great Depression
Headings: President FDR's New Deal and the Three R's
President FDR's New Deal and the Three R's
Relief
Recovery
Reform

Content: Social Security is still used today in the United States. Social Security was important for senior citizens who could not work or were retired, and gave them insurance so they would not go into poverty during their retirement. Recovery
The recovery aspect of the New Deal was aimed at getting the economy stable again. This was done by "stimulating" the economy with programs like the CCC and WPA. These new programs helped get Americans back on their feet and back to work to start making money again, which brought down unemployment that was at 25%. The CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) and WPA (Works Progress Administration were two programs that created new jobs for unemployed Americans and began to jump-start the economy's gradual recovery. CCC, or the Civilian Conservation Corps, was created in March of 1933. It gave young men opportunities to work and stay out of trouble, which was very important to FDR. Not only this, but the CCC planted millions of trees in areas where the environment was lacking them in places where there was deforestation or forest fires. Outdoor labor in the CCC improved the environment by reforestation, with over 3 million members throughout it's duration.