The New Deal
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- The New Deal and FDR: An AnalysisA discussion/analysis/examination of FDR'S New Deal and the impact and role it played in the United States of America.
- Government Regulation Between the Civil War and the New DealThe rise of "big business" during and after the Industrial Revolution challenged the federal government and called for changes in regulation.
- The New Deal and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009An early analysis of the similarities between the social and economic climate following the boom of the 1920s and the 2000s and the subsequent collapse of both.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New DealFour years into the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) became President of the United States in 1933, and rapidly began to pull America out of the cold, salty sea of hassles and troubles that it was in.
- You Say the New Deal Didn't Work? Prove ItRoosevelt's New Deal didn't end the Great Depression, critics say. World War II did, so don't buy into Obama's stimulus plan. But what was WWII if not a massive government spending program married to unparalleled protectionism?
- A Tale of Two RevolutionsThe Republican Party has launched an all out crusade against any New Deal redux by attacking the New Deal on two fronts: that it is socialism and that it does not work. But is either charge true?
- The New Deal: A Revolutionary MovementDespite a few previously idealized policies, Franklin Delano Roosovelt's New Deal was a completely revolutionary policy.
- The New Deal: Mistakes that Should Not Be Made in Today's EcomomicAn analysis of FDR's New Deal, in response to recent stimulus proposals by legislators.
- Deficit SpendingThe issue: Should the government spend large amounts of money to stimulate the struggling economy, even if it means incurring large budget deficits? Or is it more important to reduce the current deficit and balance the federal budget?
- History of The New Deal: The Laws that Provided America with a Stronger Economic FutureThis paper contains a historical look at "the new deal" and its effects on laws, regulation and economic standards.
The New Deal and the Effects it Has on Today's Policy DebatesThe New Deal has made America better in some ways and worse in others.- The New Deal's Legacy of African American ProgressAn analysis on how the African American community progressed during the New Deal Era.
- Election of 1936: Referendum on the New DealAn overview of the 1936 presidential election, in which Democrat Franklin Roosevelt defeated Republican Alfred Landon for a second term.
- Articles on the New DealA brief overview of three articles dealing with race and economics in the New Deal.
- Rural Electrification in the New Deal EraFranklin Roosevelt's New Deal Administration brought about many changes and an example of this was the Rural Electrification Administration (REA). Approved May 20th, 1936, the aim of this new administration was to provide loans to electrify rural America.
- WANTED: Political History of Texas Since the New DealThis article points out the lack of literature on the political history of Texas since the New Deal of the 1930s. Historians have yet to fill in the gaps in our understanding of the political evolution of Texas.
The New Deal and the Four Horsemen of ReactionConstitutionalist Justices McReynolds, Sutherland, Butler and Van Devanter blocked Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal for several years. Each very opinionated and one prejudiced against Jews, the leftist press tagged them as the Four Horsemen.
When No One HearsOur economic crisis and real solutions to remedy our economic catastrophe
Book Review - the Woman Behind the New Deal - the Life of Frances Perkins (2009)Much of the success of the Roosevelt Administration must lay at the feet of Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor in Roosevelt's Cabinet for Twelve Years.- Lindell Ice Arena Keeps Prices, Programs the Same After Management ChangeAthletes in Royal Oak were concerned when Lindell Ice Arena was taken over by a management company that prices would be raised and programs cut. They were reassured by promises that the arena's benefits would stay essentially the same.
Old Rome and the New DealOne of the greatest unanswered questions of history: could the Roman Empire have survived the New Deal?- How Socialism Will Fail,,,,, AgainIn these days of Obama's Stimulus debates, many issues have been revisited. It seems to many that the lessons learned under Roosevelt's New Deal are falling on deaf ears. When will Washington ever learn?
- Helplearning to ask for and administer help
- Voting as a Christian in the United StatesGod hates sin, whether it's conservative sin or liberal sin.
- Are Unions Good or Evil?This is an article on the good, the bad, and the ugly of unions.