The New Deal-Positive Aspects Flashcards
Positive Aspects
Added a new permanent concept to the role of federal government: responsibility for the national welfare and commitment to meet specific problems. Furthermore the New Deal set the precedent for similar future movements such as LBJ’s Great Society.
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Many unregulated areas of American life fell under federal authority, such as: the stock exchange, banking system, agricultural prices and production, labor relations, old age benefits, and relief for the needy.
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The New Deal pulled the nation out of the worst days of the Great Depression, economically.
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FDR’s persona and the New Deal both helped alleviate the “invisible scar” of the Depression by giving hope, jobs, and self respect to downtrodden Americans.
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Established safeguards to make it much more difficult for our country to slip into another depression.
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Rural America was “brought into the 20th century” technologically by providing it with electricity, running water, and a connection with the rest of the nation through a new network of roads.
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Through their support of unions, the New Deal helped workers gain a larger share of profits, better working conditions, and overall respect which was lacking in decades past.
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The New Deal made new use of mass media which permanently gave the federal government more direct access to the people, a more trusting image, and a more human face through the personal image of the President.
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New Deal programs would make a lasting impact on the landscape of the nation through development of natural resources, building many key areas of America’s infrastructure, and cultural contributions such as art and theater programs.
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The New Deal heightened the people’s sense of community, revitalized national energies, and stimulated the imagination and creative instincts of Americans
