... to 19,673 million in 1934 Source A3 shows us that unemployment increased dramatically from 1923-1939. The amount of unemployment in 1923 was only about 25,000 and then increased rapidly by 1932 where the unemployment rate was about 150,000. It also ...

... 1933, the ordinary American citizens could see that this was not the case. Roosevelt's priorities when he was elected were: getting the Americans back to work; protecting their savings and property; providing for the sick, old and unemployed and getting ...

... source is clear (It is a Jarrow Health Committee report therefore it would probably have been reliable), the purpose of this report was probably because every time a health check was carried out a report would have had to been ...

... last thing we see which refers directly to poverty, is the statement at the bottom which says "slaves of the saloon". It links poverty to slaves and slaves to the saloon it basically means, they are bound by the saloon, ...

... the right to join trade unions. The unions made large corporations negotiate with them and gave workers a minimum wage. However, there were some companies that did not agree and continued underpaying workers. Some sacked or even beat up workers ...

... and helped build dams which provided irrigation for farmers and cheap electricity as well. It also created the Blue Eagle Act, this meant that companies who displayed the blue eagle had to pay their workers a minimum wage and abolish ...

... example of the 5000 to 8000 letters that Roosevelt received every day. The letter is from a citizen euphorically thanking the president for stopping the reposition of their house. This shows that Roosevelt had support and was interested in the ...

... fully succeed in them. Roosevelt began his political career with the Emergency Banking Act, which helped bring America out of the depression. Roosevelt had realised that he had to restore faith in the capitalist business system. To help America to recover, ...

... 1933 was probably the turning point of the Depression. When people were able to survive the shock of having all the banks closed, and then see the banks open up again, with their money protected, there began to be confidence. ...

... the 'Trading with the Enemy Act' (created by Woodrow Wilson during WW1). This gave him authority for all of his emergency legislation during the hundred days and was initially used to proclaim a four-day holiday from Monday 6th March until ...

... the underlying economic problems and so the US economy took a lot longer to recover from the Depression than most other European countries. American citizens still didn't have a lot of confidence in the banks after the Wall Street Crash- ...

... benefit. There were no 'Hoovervilles´ like there had been previously when there was no welfare scheme to help the people. This surely is one example of how Roosevelt's schemes were successful. Even though Roosevelt's "New Deal" had some success, it ...

... during the BOOM in the 1920s and comment if these are relevant to mention in the statement. Arguments supporting the statement During the roaring twenties, Americans had a new idea of prosperity. They believed, to reach it, they had to ...

... which in turn led to a decline of over 33% in British export. This is a very important factor, which led to high unemployment. For example, in 1929 1.4 million where unemployed, but by 1931 2.9 million people where unemployed ...

... itself, by war debts, and, in the case of Germany and other defeated nations, by the need to pay war reparations. So once the American economy slumped and the flow of American investment credits to Europe dried up, prosperity tended ...

... of the engineer to the social problems of a nation. The idea of the President as a powerful and inspirational leader (an idea that Franklin Roosevelt would come to embody) was foreign to him. Put it all together, and a ...

... were also German so drinking was seen as being in support of Germany. So, prohibition was largely backed by a strong moral idea, as well as good practical reasons - its success could have been very worthwhile. But one controversy of ...

... things happened because the labourers were revolting for better wages. The source may also be reliable as it was written by an historian writing about the swing Riots in the Hampshire Review. I agree that the Swing Riots may have been ...

... 'rugged individualistic' ideals. A fresh start was needed to bring prosperity back to the USA. At that time Franklin. D. Roosevelt was the leader of the American Democratic Party. During his campaign for presidency, Roosevelt spoke of a 'New ...

... for them. Herbert Hoover was an orphan and then at an early age he became a gold miner. By the age of Forty he became a millionaire. He then switched careers and became a politician. Later in 1928 he got ...

... expensive goods. Firms used mass marketing to make people think they needed these goods. Mass marketing encouraged people to buy many more products. If not enough people know about a product then it will not sell and the system will ...

... a state economy. During the interwar years, there was a demand for consumer goods such as domestic appliances and automobiles. America experienced an increase in production, providing employment for the masses. The introduction of credit facilities, whereby money was not ...

... markets and gave the Americans renewed confidence in the whole economy system. Most of this work was carried out through agencies set up to do the job. They were called the alphabet agencies., because they were always known by their ...

... Mass unemployment, or more specifically structural unemployment, was a regional phenomenon. Many people that had lost their job fell under the poverty line, in fact during the 1930's 8 million people lived on the dole and it was calculated that around ...

... patronising; but the sheer numbers must be an indicator of how much the nation appreciated Roosevelt's policies. 20% of home and farm owners had their property saved from repossession2; this shows how Roosevelt was successful, but could he have saved ...