New Deal

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933.

The New Deal was a series of programs launched by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt to solve the problems caused by the Great Depression. The New Deal is often split into two smaller New Deals: the First New Deal and the Second New Deal. During the First Hundred Days of Roosevelt's presidency, Roosevelt and his administration proposed many plans to fix the economy.

Percentage of non-agricultural workers in labor unions, 1930: 11.6% Percentage of non-agricultural workers in labor unions, 1937: 22.6% prcentage of non-agricultural workers in labor unions, 1945: 35.5% Percentage of non-agricultural workers in labor unions, 1999: 13.9%

CCC: Civilian Conservation Corps WPA: Works Progress Administration FDR: Franklin Delano Roosevelt AAA: Agricultural Adjustment Act TVA: Tennessee Valley Authority HOLC: Home Owners Loan Corporation FERA: Federal Emergency Relief Administration PWA: Public Works Administration CWA: Civil Works Administration NRA: National Recovery Administration

References[change | change source]

  • Kennedy, David; Cohen, Lizabeth; Bailey, Thomas (2006). "The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1933–1939". The American Pageant (13th ed.). United States: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0-618-47940-6.