History of the United States II / Unit 11 USH2 1509 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Relief, Recovery, Reform
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The idea
The anchor organises the New Deal by three aims: relief for the suffering, recovery for the economy, and reform.
In practice
Fifteen major bills pushed through Congress in the first hundred days, Digital History counts.
Where people slip
The anchor counts more than fifteen significant laws by the end of nineteen thirty-three, some allegedly voted on with the ink still wet.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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