The Great Depression was an economic collapse in the United States from 1929 to 1939. It started in August 1929, when the stock market crashed. The president at the time was Herbert Hoover. Hoover said that “economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement.” However, by 1931, there were so many national and financial crises that there was no way to deny that America was in a Great Depression. However, the American ideal at the time was that the family would take care of them and that helping them was not in the government's jurisdiction. Many families were without jobs and without homes. They were moving west in the hope that there would be jobs. Quite a few of these hopeful migrants are from the Dust Bowl
…show more content…
Roosevelt had a passion for this project and got the CCC running within three months. There are dozens of CCC camps in every U.S. state. The workers would be growing trees, creating state parks, and building trails. The men would get $5 a month, while $25 would be sent home to their families. If they were not married, it would be sent to their immediate family, like their older parents who couldn’t work. The CCC allowed for African American men to be in the camp as well; however, they were segregated to a different camp and did not work with the other men. This helped the economy when it came to sending home money. People were now buying groceries instead of growing their own food, and this helped the economy almost as soon as the first check came in. As well as buying other assortments that they couldn’t buy before the depression. The CCC brought immediate relief to the people of America by giving jobs to poor and homeless men and then giving back to the people who couldn’t qualify for the CCC camps, like women, people over 25, and people who were …show more content…
FDR tackled the needs of the people within his first hundred days and helped different people across the country. FDR’s alphabetical agencies show us the beginning of how the American government was taking big steps in helping small groups of American people and how this impacted future generations of presidents. Many of these programs helped people even after the depression, and we still get the benefits today. The SSA is an integral part of the American people's future after retirement, and the SSA is still used today in American lives. Because of the Great Depression, American lives are now better with social security, hydroelectric power, crop rotation techniques, and more state parks and trees. Roosevelt’s leadership style inspired hope and perseverance during one of America’s darkest times. The New Deal did face criticism, and its effectiveness is still debated, but there’s no question that Roosevelt’s proactive approach fundamentally changed the way government protects the wellbeing of its citizens and laid the foundation for America’s long-term recovery from the Great
Roosevelt had a passion for this project and got the CCC running within three months. There are dozens of CCC camps in every U.S. state. The workers would be growing trees, creating state parks, and building trails. The men would get $5 a month, while $25 would be sent home to their families. If they were not married, it would be sent to their immediate family, like their older parents who couldn’t work. The CCC allowed for African American men to be in the camp as well; however, they were segregated to a different camp and did not work with the other men. This helped the economy when it came to sending home money. People were now buying groceries instead of growing their own food, and this helped the economy almost as soon as the first check came in. As well as buying other assortments that they couldn’t buy before the depression. The CCC brought immediate relief to the people of America by giving jobs to poor and homeless men and then giving back to the people who couldn’t qualify for the CCC camps, like women, people over 25, and people who were …show more content…
FDR tackled the needs of the people within his first hundred days and helped different people across the country. FDR’s alphabetical agencies show us the beginning of how the American government was taking big steps in helping small groups of American people and how this impacted future generations of presidents. Many of these programs helped people even after the depression, and we still get the benefits today. The SSA is an integral part of the American people's future after retirement, and the SSA is still used today in American lives. Because of the Great Depression, American lives are now better with social security, hydroelectric power, crop rotation techniques, and more state parks and trees. Roosevelt’s leadership style inspired hope and perseverance during one of America’s darkest times. The New Deal did face criticism, and its effectiveness is still debated, but there’s no question that Roosevelt’s proactive approach fundamentally changed the way government protects the wellbeing of its citizens and laid the foundation for America’s long-term recovery from the Great