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How did the role of the federal government change during the New Deal?

What are some lasting legacies of the New Deal?

How were the results of New Deal policies both positive and negative for women and African Americans?

Identify some of Eleanor Roosevelt's achievements.​

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1. It expanded the powers of the federal gov't by establishing regulatory bodies & laying the foundation of a social welfare system. In the future, the gov't would regulate business & provide social welfare programs to avoid social & economic problems.

2. The New Deal legacies include unemployment insurance, old-age insurance, and insured bank deposits. The Wagner Act reduced violence in labor relations. The Securities and Exchange Commission protected the stock market investments of millions of small investors.

3. Specifically, African Americans benefited from many of Roosevelt's New Deal programs, such as the following:

The Works Progress Administration, which employed over 300,000 African Americans

The Civilian Conservation Corps, which employed over 300,000 African Americans, and

The Public Works Administration, set quotas for the number of African Americans that had to be hired for all construction jobs

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