Do you think F.D.R's actions were enough to end the depresion?

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Answer 1

FDR's approach was a typical bandaid approach most liberals take, Tax people and spend money in the way of gooberment projects.

The economy of the 1930s would have turned around on it's own without FDR's meddling. Instead of increasing taxes, had he cut taxes as Reagan did in the 80s the turn around would have been substantially faster.

Now we have 1930s programs that still exist as "Security blankets" for the sheep. (ie Social Security..) when it was installed it was supposed to have been 1/2 of 1% of a person's wages know in order to keep it solvent between the employer and employee the contribution is nearly 15% of a person's gross wage. I'd rather see 15% of my gross wages going into an Index fund where I know is grow appreciably instead the SSI may pay 2% (not even inflation.)

He sucked in a lot of ways. People need to way up to that fact.

Answer 2

The New Deal put the US economy in a slow recovery, with a light recession during 1937 - 1938 and a faster recovery from 1940 on. The war only speeded up the existing recovery because big business had to drop their last objections to cooperating, and there was no longer a taboo on deficit spending, price controls, and food rationing.

It's also significant that when in a 1995 survey among 90 economists and 88 historians the question was asked :

"Taken as a whole, government policies of the New Deal served to lengthen and deepen the Great Depression"

Of the economists 27% agreed and 51% disagreed. Of the economic historians, only 6% agreed and 74% disagreed

Answer 3

I think that he could have ended the depression but it would have taken a lot longer. He would have had to done a lot more but he would have been able to do it. But we would still be feeling the effects today.

However WWII helped a lot. It sped up the process by converting factories to produce war materials and created jobs.

Answer 4

F.D.R did a lot to help end the depression i.e Alphabet agencies, AAA/PWA/CCC etc.Roosevelt offerd hope, wih his new deal ideas. but many historians feel it was WW2 which restored Americas economy, during which the women of america changed a lot. im guessing this is GCSE homework, im doing the same, i hope these notes help.

Answer 5

Yes, it was WWII. FDR's programs did help to give people hope but didn't really put money into the economy.

Answer 6

The New Deal didn't end the depression, WWII did.

Answer 7

No. The depression only ended thanks to attrocious levels of military spending.