FDR's New Deal
FDR's New Deal
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FDR's New Deal Facts

Brain Snacks

In 1937, at the peak of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "big government" New Deal era, federal government spending accounted for 11% of GDP. In 1983, at the peak of Ronald Reagan's "small government" conse...

Quotes

"I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people." "Vote! Vote! We want beer!" "Given later developments, the campaign speeches often read like a giant misprint, in which Roose...

Statistics

Population of the United States in 1930: 123 million Population of the United States in 1940: 132 million Unemployment rate in 1929: 3.2% Unemployment rate in 1932: 24.2% Unemployment rate in 1935:...

Acronyms

Civilian Conservation Corps Works Progress Administration Franklin Delano Roosevelt Grand Old Party (a.k.a. Republican Party) Agricultural Adjustment Act Tennessee Valley Authority Home Owne...

Glossary

Wilsonian internationalism, Wilsonian A foreign policy based on aggressive international pursuit of democratic ideals. isolationism, isolationist A foreign policy based on withdrawal from internati...