FDR New Deal: A. Relief Measures
FDR New Deal: A. Relief Measures
1. Introduction
The New Deal was a series of programs and projects instituted during the Great Depression by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt that aimed to restore prosperity to Americans. When Roosevelt took office in
1933, he acted swiftly to stabilize the economy and provide jobs and relief to those who were suffering.
Over the next eight years, the government instituted a series of experimental New Deal projects and
programs, such as the CCC, the WPA, the TVA, the SEC and others. Roosevelt’s New Deal fundamentally
and permanently changed the U.S. federal government by expanding its size and scope—especially its
role in the economy.
C. Reforms Measures
I. The Social Security Act
The Social Security Act, which required workers and employers to contribute—through a payroll tax—to
the Social Security trust fund. That fund, in turn, makes monthly payments to retirees over the age of
65, as well as to the long-term disabled.