New Deal Essay Outline

Introduction (thesis): Trhough relief for the needy, economic reform and financial recovery the U.S. government tried to help the problems of the Great Depression; however these "3 R's" had limited success.

support 1: Relief for the needy
how's: creating jobs (PWA, CCC)
help for home owners (home owner's loans)
power/ resources for rural areas -TVA
judgement: although these programs were successful at creating jobs, it was extremely successful and many people considered some of the jobs to be unesseccary.

Support 2: Economic Relief/financial recovery
how's: emergency banking act, FDIC, more jobs (PWA, CCC), AAA social securtiy
judegement: the emergency banking act reassured people but it also went against some new deal principles when it caused people to lose money in banks that were closed down. Also the new deal never solved any underlying econmic problems and when the budget was cut the country went into a recession. The AAA was ruled unconstituational and was also very controversial. Social securtiy lead to reession of 1937, although it did acknowledge that people had a right to be cared for

The depression did not end until the start of WWII

Support 3:
how's
wagner act
social security (can go under relief for needy also)
NRA
judgement: the NRA was later ruled unconstituational along with the AAA, and as a result FDR tried to pack the Supreme court making himself look like a dictator
the wagner act did help unions a lot but it unions began having "sit down strikes" and eventually violence breaks out between business and labor

Counter argument:
AAA- was successful at raising crop prices
New Deal measures created millions of jobs
Labor unions made huge progress- wagner Act
nationals confidence was boosted
PWA_ creates a lot of jobs
CCC- creates jobs and also helps forests
Native Americans, blacks and women all saw some benefits from the new deal
social security- people who were unemplyed/old ect. could be provided with money to live off of, it is still around today

conclusion: the New Deal did make many imporvements however it did not end the depression and at times even caused problems (recession of 1937) and there were many many flaws.