Question

During the Great Depression, factory production fell by almost half and about 25 percent of the nation's workforce was unemployed. Because of these conditions, President Franklin D. Roosevelt instituted programs to restore the economy and improve social conditions. Laws were passed to correct abuses by big business and to provide social services for individuals. As , awareness of social responsibility has increased.

Answer 1

Answer: The Government increased their involvement in all economic activities.

Explanation: During the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt instituted programs to restore the economy and improve social conditions.

The government’s role in America grew more than in any era before the great depression which includes creation of about twenty three new agencies, Social Security Act was passed and one in seven Americans received a Social Security benefit and more than 90 percent of all workers are in jobs covered by Social Security.

The congress passed the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) to provide economic relief to farmers and the creation of a civil works administration which was a work relief program that gave jobs to many unemployed people.

The programs and institutions that were created above prove to be invaluable to the success and growth of the most powerful nation in the world.