FDR's New Deal

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This paper explains that FDR's New Deal, which followed the onset of the disastrous Great Depression, represents the most significant expansion of the federal government's role and responsibility during the twentieth century. The author argues that these reforms, which are described in this paper, did not successfully end the period of Great Depression and only partly alleviated the suffering of Americans. The paper stresses that the legacy of the New Deal should be re-examined because this type of legislation and the creation of artificial federal government controls can stagnate the potential for real economic growth in a free market. The paper includes the extensive use of long quotations.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
President's Reforms and Era of Depression
First and Second Series of Reforms
Consequences and Critical Evaluation
Economic Legacy of New Deal

From the Paper:

"The centralization of government that was accomplished during this time has never been completely undone. The federal government's first systematic network for distribution of funds (Federal Reserve) to localities, with the inclusion of insurance of funds up to a certain amount (currently 100,000) was established during this time and still functions in much the same way as it has since its inception. Conservation efforts and federal administration of public policy also still remain a large part of the national picture."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bierman, Harold. The Great Myths of 1929 and the Lessons to Be Learned. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991.
• Bolino, August C. From Depression to War: American Society in Transition--1939. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1998.
• Brinkley, Alan. "1 The New Deal Experiments," In The Achievement of American Liberalism: The New Deal and Its Legacies. Edited by Chafe, William H., 1-20. New York: Columbia University Press, 2003.
• Browder, Laura. Rousing the Nation: Radical Culture in Depression America. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 1998.
• Chafe, William H., ed. The Achievement of American Liberalism: The New Deal and Its Legacies. New York: Columbia University Press, 2003.

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