During the start of the Great Depression, President Hoover was very conservative, and wanted to resist on passing social reforms. He wanted to continue the idea of “laissez-faire” although the majority of the American people were asking for solutions. In response to the suffering poor Americans, Hoover asked “business leaders to promise to maintain investments and employment.” However, that was not very effective because he was only asking for volunteerism, when many business leaders were also suffering from the Great Depression. In 1932, the political view changed from conservatism to a social democracy after Franklin D. Roosevelt became the new president the following year. Radicalism, an extreme change of traditional political view, became
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According to The American Yawp, one of the first recovery programs created was the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) and the National Recovery Administration (NRA). The AAA was told to “raise the the prices of agricultural commodities” by paying farmers to reduce their agricultural production. The NRA “suspended antitrust laws to allow businesses to establish ‘codes’” to help their businesses grow and provide more jobs, and in return, workers were allowed to form unions and negotiate for higher wages and better pay. Because the Southerners were suffering tremendously from the drought, Roosevelt established the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) program. The TVA built “hydroelectric dams to control flooding and distribute electricity.” They also helped educate Southerners with better and more effective agricultural practices. Other programs like The Civil Works Administration (CWA) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) “put unemployment men and women to work on projects.” These programs are a few examples of how the new legislations impacted the American citizens and their political views. They provided jobs, financial relief for the poor, and better working conditions with better pay. The support through these programs that were given by Roosevelt are examples of a political change that occurred instead of persisting conservative views where American businesses are to be left
According to The American Yawp, one of the first recovery programs created was the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) and the National Recovery Administration (NRA). The AAA was told to “raise the the prices of agricultural commodities” by paying farmers to reduce their agricultural production. The NRA “suspended antitrust laws to allow businesses to establish ‘codes’” to help their businesses grow and provide more jobs, and in return, workers were allowed to form unions and negotiate for higher wages and better pay. Because the Southerners were suffering tremendously from the drought, Roosevelt established the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) program. The TVA built “hydroelectric dams to control flooding and distribute electricity.” They also helped educate Southerners with better and more effective agricultural practices. Other programs like The Civil Works Administration (CWA) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) “put unemployment men and women to work on projects.” These programs are a few examples of how the new legislations impacted the American citizens and their political views. They provided jobs, financial relief for the poor, and better working conditions with better pay. The support through these programs that were given by Roosevelt are examples of a political change that occurred instead of persisting conservative views where American businesses are to be left