ed eighteen to twenty-five. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) gave money to states in the form of grants. The money was then handed out to relief clients in the form of direct cash payments. The Second New Deal focused on long-term maintenance whereas the original New Deal’s purpose was short-term relief. Roosevelt called the legislation passed during the Second New Deal “must” legislation. The Wagner Act prohibited employers from interfering with union activities and gave workers the right to bargain through unions of their own choice. The Social Security Act of 1935, was the New Deal’s “supreme achievement”, according to Roosevelt. Before the Great Depression, progressives proposed aid to elderly, disabled, and unemployed, but America was intent on being a nation of self-reliance. After seeing the destruction of the Great Depression, many opted to try out the new forms of legislation. “The inability of capitalism to stabilize the market and the failure of the private sector to restore prosperity enhanced the consideration of stronger executive leadership and centralized planning” (Biles 225). The Social Security Act was, and is financed by taxes on the earnings of current workers. By taking money from the workers the government slowed the increase in public consumption needed to restore the health of the economy. In addition to the Social Security Act, a bill was passed providing work to relief to the unemployed. These programs were managed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The measures Roosevelt took during the Second New Deal seemed very radical, but actually they were all programs that had been floating around in Congress for many years. Many are still around today, and form the backbone of our nation’s economy. The Great Depression Affected almost every country in the world either directly, or indirectly. Either way, direct or indirect, negative or positive it did. Either through the harsh economic times, Hitler’s tyrannous dictatorship, or through the legislation brought through demand of the masses we have all been affected by it. That is why the Great Depression was the most influential event in the world after 1900.

ause WWII. Then, when you look at the situation the treaty created for Europe, we can see how WWII came about. After its defeat in World War I, Germany was forced to give up land, demilitarize and pay war reparations. When Germany refused to pay all that was demanded, France and Belgium occupied the coalmines in the Ruhr industrial area. The German government ordered the workers to strike as a form of passive resistance. To compensate these workers the German government printed huge amounts of new money. This led to inflation. German currency rapidly lost value. Many people were unemployed and on the brink of starvation. Hitler felt it was the right time to start a revolution. On November 8, 1923, Hitler and about 600 followers attempted to take control of the provincial Bavarian government. They lacked mass support and had no chance against the military force of the government. The rebellion failed and Hitler was imprisoned and sentenced to five years although he only served one. Hitler explained his political views in his book Mein Kampf or My Struggle. Hitler regained control of the Nazi Party upon his release in December 1924. From 1925 to 1930 Hitler built a network of local parties over most of Germany. He also organized the Schutzstaffel or the “SS”, a group that performed police tasks. They carried out violent acts against Hitler’s enemies. Unemployed young men who joined Hitler’s groups were given food, shelter, uni

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