The broom in this cartoon from early 1932 represents changes to the government, which people expected FDR to make. These were ch
anges that would A) be ruled unconstitutional. B) be known as the "New Deal." C) start after the attack on Pearl Harbor. D) later be known as "Big Stick" diplomacy.
This cartoon portrays how president Franklin Delano Roosevelt passed a series of measures known as the New Deal at the time of the Great Depression, also known as the 1929 crisis. This was a major economic depression that began in 1929 and continued throughout the decade. 1930, ending only with World War II. The Great Depression is considered the worst and longest period of economic recession in the capitalist system of the twentieth century. The 'New Deal' was the name given to the series of programs implemented in the United States between 1933 and 1937 aimed at restoring and reforming the US economy. Its name was inspired by Square Deal, name given by Theodore Roosevelt to its economic policy. The project's items were: (I) massive investment in public works: the government invested $ 4 billion (uncorrected inflation amounts) in the construction of hydroelectric plants, dams, bridges, hospitals, schools, airports, etc. Such works generated millions of new jobs; (II) destruction of stocks of agricultural commodities such as cotton, wheat and corn to contain falling prices; (III) control over prices and production to avoid overproduction in agriculture and industry; and (IV) reduction of working hours, with the objective of opening new posts. In addition, the minimum wage was set, unemployment insurance and retirement insurance (for those over 65 years old) were created.
