New Deal Legacy
The Legacy of the New Deal
During the time of the Great Depression there were many people in dismay. The United States population, as a whole was pessimistic and negatively perceived the situation of the country. Once elected president, Franklin D. Roosevelt started changing the perspective of the country one piece of legislation at a time. Roosevelt was able to turn the negative believes the people once had into many positive and optimistic believes through the New Deal. Although the New Deal brought along problems such as racial discrimination and sexism, it was an overall success due to the social security act, civilian conservation corps, and the bank holiday; all of which were able to change the American people’s perception of the situation. The social security act, a very important development, was able to change the American people’s perception of the situation by taking care of the aged population’s economic welfare. The social security act was able to change the perception of the American people by taking care of the elderly. The act did this because instead of the aging civilians worrying about retiring with enough money, …show more content…
In 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) was an organization created by the government to give the people in America jobs. In 1934, the first year after the organization was created, unemployment decreased by 5.5 million people. The rapid success of the C.C.C. after 1933 was explained by Harry Hopkins, a close supporter of Roosevelt’s during the time: “Give a man a dole and you save his body and destroy his spirit; give him a job and pay him an assured wage and you save both the body and the spirit” (Page 719). There were millions of people who became employed by the government. The people employed had a job with a steady wage because of the theory Roosevelt and Hopkins
During the time of the Great Depression there were many people in dismay. The United States population, as a whole was pessimistic and negatively perceived the situation of the country. Once elected president, Franklin D. Roosevelt started changing the perspective of the country one piece of legislation at a time. Roosevelt was able to turn the negative believes the people once had into many positive and optimistic believes through the New Deal. Although the New Deal brought along problems such as racial discrimination and sexism, it was an overall success due to the social security act, civilian conservation corps, and the bank holiday; all of which were able to change the American people’s perception of the situation. The social security act, a very important development, was able to change the American people’s perception of the situation by taking care of the aged population’s economic welfare. The social security act was able to change the perception of the American people by taking care of the elderly. The act did this because instead of the aging civilians worrying about retiring with enough money, …show more content…
In 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) was an organization created by the government to give the people in America jobs. In 1934, the first year after the organization was created, unemployment decreased by 5.5 million people. The rapid success of the C.C.C. after 1933 was explained by Harry Hopkins, a close supporter of Roosevelt’s during the time: “Give a man a dole and you save his body and destroy his spirit; give him a job and pay him an assured wage and you save both the body and the spirit” (Page 719). There were millions of people who became employed by the government. The people employed had a job with a steady wage because of the theory Roosevelt and Hopkins