Emergency!
what were the most important accomplishments of the new deal? what were its greatest failures? explain your reasoning with specific facts and examples.

Accomplishments:

1. The new deal restored confidence in the American economy

2. Roosevelt only reopened the Well organised banks, this meant the american people would trust them with there money

3. It dropped the unemployment from 25% to 14% by 1937

4. Schools, hospitals and roads where built, which benefited the country

5. capitalism was saved

6. It helped farmers, Roosevelt encouraged farmers to not produce goods, this meant that they could increase prices on goods

7. Roosevelt had "fireside chats" in which he would talk to nation via radio and talk about his ideas, this assured people that the government would assist during the great depression for the first time.

8. It created trust between employers and workers. This was because Roosevelt was sympathetic towards workers

Failures:

1. Republicans accused it of wasting money

2. went against the american tradition of Laize fairre and also meant the government interfered with the economy

3. The Supreme court saw the New Deal as unconstitutional

4. Some Americans resented paying higher taxes to help with the new deal

5. There was violent clashes between unionist and employers.

6. When Roosevelt withdrew some spending to see the outcome in 1937, the economy immediately slummed and therefore meant that America would be depend on government money for longer than thought, this did not please some Americans

7. It did solve unemployment, which was high until America entered the war

8. The new deal didn't solve the economy, the only way the economy would be better was the end of world war 2.

9. The new deal discriminated against African Americans, Immigrants and woman as jobs where aimed at white men

10. Some people drew comparisons to the new deal and socialism, as elements of the new deal where similar to the work of Hitler.