In order to face the effects of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt created The New Deal. This was a <u>package of programs </u>that had the goal of reestablishing the normal life and prosperity of the U.S. As soon as Roosevelt started its period in 1933, he promptly wanted to fix the economy and the best way to do so was <em>creating jobs for the people in need.
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Roosevelt tried to always take into consideration African Americans, Native Americans, women, and other minorities. In the following years, the Roosevelt administration established these programs as part of the New Deal: the CCC, the WPA, the TVA, the SEC, and many others. One of the things that the programs did was to restore the relationship between the citizens and the government
For instance, the Works Progress Administration or WPA was created to provide jobs for unemployed people, such as works in schools, in the construction of infrastructure, in highways and parks. This resulted in new opportunities for African Americans, Native Americans, women, and other minorities, but not as Roosevelt wished. Unfortunatley, these groups still suffered from labor discrimination and lack of opportunities, and low payment Jobs.
Not all the members of the government supported the New Deal as Roosevelt wanted. Some members of the Democratic Party did not agree on supporting the package of programs or helping minorities such as black people or Central American immigrants.
