The Living New Deal

The Great Depression was a huge part in the history of America. It took lots of people's jobs and left them stranded with no work, struggling to keep their family supported. The New Deal, created by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was the reason America started to leave the Great Depression. Lots of things led to the start of the New Deal, and because of all the assistance it gave, it helped get lots of people start getting out of the Depression.

What is the New Deal? The article ‘The Living New Deal’ said, “The New Deal was the set of federal programs launched by President Franklin D. Roosevelt after taking office in 1933, in response to the calamity of the Great Depression, and lasting until American entry into the Second World War in 1942,”
Emergency Banking closed all banks to stop them from failing even more, and they had re-opened when they were secure financially. The Government Economy Act lowered the amount of money government employees were paid. In doing this, money got saved to help fund New Deal Programs. Another act passed was the Civilian Conservation Corps. This “Hired 3 million workers over the next ten years to conserve public land. They planted forests, built flood barriers and maintained roads and trails,” (Amedeo). Because of these helpful acts, America was able to make its way out of the Depression and off to a new start.

Overall, the New Deal was a huge lifesaver to America and it’s citizens. It made tons of new laws and acts to help people try to get jobs, and it succeeded. It also got banks up and running again, no longer bankrupt, which helped the economy build back up again. This was one of the first steps into getting out of the Great Depression. Without the New Deal, America would've had a much harder time getting up and running and stable