History of the United States II / Unit 11 USH2 1526 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The First New Deal's Result
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The idea
Between nineteen thirty-three and nineteen thirty-five the number of Americans at work rose from twenty-four million to twenty-seven, the anchor records, after a seven-million decline under Hoover.
In practice
Output climbing, in the Yawp's words a robust though imperfect recovery.
Where people slip
The Yawp adds that unemployment stayed stubbornly high, which is where the critics began.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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