When Roosevelt came to power in 1932, he pledged himself and America "to a new deal for the American people." he had a contagious spirit that encouraged people to think on the bright side because they now had a president who really cared about them and would help solve their problems.To turn American's fortune around, Roosevelt's main task had to be getting people back to work. To do this, he set up 'Alphabet Agencies', which were called that because they were usually known by their initials. The main agencies were:The Agricultural Adjustment Act - This provided loans and subsides for farmers. It also gave special payments to farmers who agreed to reduce their production and therefore increase prices. ...view middle of the document...
C.C. in the 1930's.The Civil Works Administration provided unemployed adults temporary work building schools, airfields, playgrounds and roads. This scheme employed 4 million workers, and was later replaced by the W.P.A. in 1935.The Works Progress Administration replaced the C.W.A. it was similar but worked on a smaller scale. It found work for writers and artists, and built 6,000 schools and 2,500 hospitals.The Public Works Administration cleared large slums in cities and replaced them with new housing. It built public works like hospitals, city halls, schools, courtrooms, sewage plant and bridges.The Welfare State was Roosevelt's guarantee that the state would provide money for the unemployed and pensions for the aged.Roosevelt ended prohibition because it wasn't effective and the people hated it. By doing this, he allowed people to relax legally.The Alphabet Agencies, Welfare State, end of prohibition and other things helped economic recovery. America had been stuck in a downward spiral, but Roosevelt put them in a new circle.The Government spent billions on Alphabet Agencies, who created more jobs. More jobs = more pay and more spending which means more demand and more industry. More employment = more pay and more spending so more demand, more industry, more jobs, more pay and more taxes to pay for the billions of $ spent by the government.World War Two was the thing that really ended unemployment. America, although keeping to a policy of isolationism, expanded its industry to produce weapons and kit for the Allies to buy.In conclusion, I think it was mainly Roosevelt's radical new policies and employment schemes, that were the most important factor in changing the American's lives.
