... family or died. Pensions were also available to the deserving poor who were too old or disabled to work. This was largely due to advocacy from Progressives. Progressives promoted social insurance rather than charity. This became part of the foundation for the New Deal. The New Deal was President Roosevelt's response to the Great Depression and with this the federal government ... took on the role of social welfare. The Social Security Act of 1935 created social insurance and from this unemployment compensation and retirement benefits were also created. Many other aspects such as child w...

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... relief program administered by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Perhaps of greatest enduring significance, Congress in 1935 enacted the Social Security Act, which contained three major programs: retirement fund, unemployment insurance, and welfare grants for local distribution (including aid for dependent children)3. In 1937, after a resounding victory in the 1936 election, Roosevelt sought to increase support for his ideas on the ... " attempt. The pressures for new legislation abated after 1937, and opposition to extending the New Deal mounted rapidly, especially in the South. ...

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