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Essay Archive - The New Deal
The New Deal
During the 1930's, America witnessed a breakdown of the Democratic
and free enterprise system as the US fell into the worst depression in
history. The economic depression that beset the United States and other
countries was unique in its severity and its consequences. At the depth of
the depression, in 1933, one American worker in every four was out of a
job. The great industrial slump continued throughout the 1930's, shaking
the foundations of Western capitalism.
The New Deal describes the program of US president Franklin D.
Roosevelt from 1933 to 1939 of relief, recovery, and reform. These new
policies aimed to....
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