FDR’s New Deal consisted of a series of programs and projects instituted during the Great Depression. FDR (President Franklin D. Roosevelt) aimed to restore prosperity to Americans through the New Deal. When Roosevelt took office in 1933, he swiftly acted in order to stabilize the economy and provide jobs and relief to those who were suffering.
The New Deal had three main goals: relief, recovery, and reform. Relief was for giving direct aid to the poor and unemployed to reduce their suffering. Recovery of the economy meant creating jobs and helping businesses grow by restarting the flow of consumer demand. Reform of the financial system was used to ease the economic crisis by introducing permanent programs to avoid another Great Depression while also insuring against any other future economic disasters.
Overall, FDR’s New Deal was successful in short term relief for the needy but it failed to completely end The Great Depression.
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