Suceses and Failures of the new deal.

New deal effects.

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Succeses

Role of the goverment:
Restored faith in the goverment
Preserved democracy-no rise in tight wing
Extended role of President and goverment.

Econmy:
Stabalised banking system
Cut buisness failures
Improved infastructure

Unemployment:
Alphabet agencies provided work for millions
Unemployed fell from 24.9m in 1933 to 14.3m in 1937

Industrial workers:
NRA and secouned new deal
Got better working conditions

Social welfare:
Provided pensions

Black americans:
200,000 gained benefits from CCC
Benefited from slum clearance and having projects

Women:
Elenor Roosevelt campaigned for social reform
Frances Perkins first woman to a cabinet post

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Failures

Role of goverment:
Divided the USA
Gave the gover,ent too much power
Ignored state goverments

Economy:
Short term solutions did not slove underlying problems

Unemployment:
Short term

Industrial workers:
Uniopn still treated with suspricion

Social welfare:
Too much pressure on tax payers

Women:
NRA required women to be paid less than men
Wasnt that many employed by CCC

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