The New Deal

New Deal

A series of programs initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Great Depression, aiming to provide relief, recovery, and reform.

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

A relief program established to create jobs and improve infrastructure during the New Deal.

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

A major New Deal agency that provided jobs and income to the unemployed through public works projects.

National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)

A recovery program aimed at boosting industrial production and consumer spending.

Glass-Steagall Act

A reform law that instituted banking regulations to prevent excessive risk-taking.

Immediate relief

One of the primary goals of the New Deal, focused on providing assistance to those suffering from unemployment and poverty.

Social Security

A program expanded under the New Deal, establishing a precedent for government involvement in social welfare.

Opposition to the New Deal

Criticism from conservative groups believing it expanded federal power and undermined capitalism.

Legacy of the New Deal

The long-term impact on government intervention in the economy and social welfare policies.

Post-World War II Welfare Programs

Programs influenced by New Deal initiatives, aimed at promoting the American way of life and countering communist ideologies.