Democratic and free enterprise system as the US fell into the worst

depression in history. The economic depression that beset the United

States and other countries was unique in its severity and its

consequences. At the depth of the depression, in 1933, one American

worker in every four was out of a job. The great industrial slump

continued throughout the 1930's, shaking the foundations of Western

The New Deal describes the program of US president Franklin D.

Roosevelt from 1933 to 1939 of relief, recovery, and reform. These new

policies aimed to solve the economic problems created by the

depression of the 1930's. When Roosevelt was nominated, he said, "I

pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people."

The New Deal included federal action of unprecedented scope to

stimulate industrial recovery, assist victims of the Depression,

guarantee minimum living standards, and prevent future economic

crises. Many economic, political, and social factors lead up to the

New Deal. Staggering statistics, like a 25% unemployment rate, and the

(PWA), was designed to stimulate US industrial recovery by pumping

V. United States, unanimously declared the NRA unconstitutional on the

for. The PWA spent $6 billion enabling building contractors to employ

Administration in 1939. It was the most important New Deal work-relief

The Depression was a devastating event in America, and by regulating

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