Question

the theme of the roosevelt administrations response to the depression was relief, recover and reform. describe the purpose of each of these themes and provide 1 example how it looked in action.

Answer 1

• Relief programs aimed to help rapidly by employing people. Example: the Civil Works Administration (CWA) provided temporary employment fixing roads and bridges.
• Recovery programs intended to help rebuild, especially in nonbank sectors of the economy. Example: the Home Owners Loan Corp. granted loans to homeowners to pay their mortgages.
• Reform programs were designed to prevent the depression from reoccurring through legislation that focused on banks, labor and labor unions. Example: the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was created to ensure depositors money in savings banks.