History of the United States II / Unit 18 USH2 2559 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Relief, Recovery, Reform
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The idea
Unit eleven's New Deal crossed the line. Entry 1509 gives the anchor's three aims: relief for the suffering, recovery for the economy, and reform.
In practice
Fifteen major bills in the first hundred days, in Digital History's count.
Where people slip
Direct relief, the Federal Emergency Relief Act of entry 1520, was the aid Hoover had refused.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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