Question

What aspects of the New Deal inspired ordinary Americans? What stymied their ambitions?

Answer 1

Stymied- Free business enterprise was slowed down for Americans. The National debt was greatly increased.
Inspired ordinary Americans- President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the American people a series of fireside chats. In these chats he helped give the people hope and explain to them the changes that would be made. The government set up public work projects through the WPA. This gave American people jobs where they had lost theirs. The government also gave out foodstamps to keep people from starving.

Answer 2

· Ordinary Americans inspired New Deal because of these aspects; they created jobs and the unemployment dropped from 25% to 14%, they also restored confidence in the banking system. They Gave people hope with his confidence and his fireside chats and created agencies that have prevented another Depression (FDIC, Social Security).

· The reason why their progress is hinder is because of negative aspect like; the raised taxes to pay for programs, deficit spending - country went into debt and some of his programs (AAA, NIRA) declared unconstitutional. The New Deal did not end the Depression - preparing for WW2 did. Minorities left out of many ND programs.