President Franklin D.

Roosevelt’s new deal of 1933 was a success because of the

reduced unemployment rates, national relief, and the help native Americans received.

FDR’s programs that he created reduced unemployment rates in the U.S..

Document one (Graph) shows the dramatic decrease in unemployment rates from

1933 to 1942. FDR states: “Today things are very different. Business of all kinds has

begun to get in the clear.” I think that he is saying that with the programs, businesses

are now coming back to regularity and doing better than ever before. Jobs pay more

and jobs hire more people. The CCC provided jobs for young men in environmental

conservation projects, and WPA created jobs in various sectors like construction, arts,

and education. FDR also states that: “The threat to your savings, your investments,

your insurance policies, and your homes is being removed.” FDR is saying that he is

working to restore the economy and erase the threats that the great depression had

caused. He is re-organizing the economy of the United States.

The new deal also created national relief with the programs that FDR created.

FDR signed legislation that included the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation. This allowed more banks to open and thrive. People weren’t nearly as

scared to use banks as they were before because of the crash. In 1933, nearly 4,000

banks in the United States were shut down. In 1946, there was only one. The social

security act was also established to provide financial support for retired workers and

those with disabilities. (Document 7) These programs aimed to provide relief and

stimulate the economy during a challenging time. Another amazing program that FDR

created was the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority.) The TVA aimed to provide
electricity, flood control, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley region. It

was a major success.

Discriminatory hiring was banned when laws and regulations were implemented

to ban discriminatory hiring practices and promote equal opportunity. This means that

work places were not legally allowed to reject an applicant solely based on factors

such as race, gender, age, or disability. Before the discriminatory hiring and regulation

acts were passed, John Collier, appointed by FDR, leading social reformer, and the

Commissioner of Indian Affairs pushed congress to create the IECP. The Indian

Emergency Conservation Program employed more than 85,000 indians. Collier also

pushed congress to pass the Indian Reorganization Act, which provided money for

tribes to purchase new land. This was a major accomplishment for Native Americans

who were formerly robbed of their land and forced to migrate elsewhere.