New Deal DBQ
... a large amount, money to people who were otherwise not making any form of income whatsoever. This also helped lower the unemployment rate to an extent, though it still remained very high (Doc J). Relief Programs such as these were also accompanied with reform programs such as the Emergency Banking Relief Act, which was created in order to fix a continuing unstable banking system. One of the most notable programs consisting of both relief and reform was the creation of Social Security. Social Security was a system in which people who met certain criteria could receive a guaranteed check each month (Doc E). With all of these new programs arising, something had to fund it. The result of funding these programs was a multibillion-dollar government debt (Doc D). Handouts of money to families across the nation through Welfare programs also contributed to this debt. In contradiction of what he said about Hoover being a spendthrift, FDR supported all of it. Even after the enactment of all these programs designed to help people, many were still not having any positive changes in their lives. Women received benefits such as cheap rooms either after men or not at all (Doc A). In taking the responsibility of providing for the citizens, the government’s power began expanding. Now taking a more active role in the fight for workers’ rights, people, especially business owners, were starting to see federal power advancing too far, to the point that it was making decisions that originally only individual states made (Doc F). Programs like collective bargaining, though helpful to workers, led to widespread labor unrest (Doc G). While helpful to employees, programs such as the NIRA were not appreciated by employers. For business owners, the pro-union attitude of the government was agitating. Promoting higher wages with shorter hours and less profit for businesses was not the way to decrease the unemployment rate and promote democracy (Doc B), nor was it the way to prom...