New Deal

The New Deal was a series of programs launched by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt to solve the problems caused by the Great Depression. The New Deal is often split into two smaller New Deals: the First New Deal and the Second New Deal. During the First Hundred Days of Roosevelt's presidency, Roosevelt and his administration proposed many plans to fix the economy.

Percentage of non-agricultural workers in labor unions, 1930: 11.6%Percentage of non-agricultural workers in labor unions, 1937: 22.6%prcentage of non-agricultural workers in labor unions, 1945: 35.5%Percentage of non-agricultural workers in labor unions, 1999: 13.9%

CCC: Civilian Conservation CorpsWPA: Works Progress AdministrationFDR: Franklin Delano RooseveltAAA: Agricultural Adjustment ActTVA: Tennessee Valley AuthorityHOLC: Home Owners Loan CorporationFERA: Federal Emergency Relief AdministrationPWA: Public Works AdministrationCWA: Civil Works AdministrationNRA: National Recovery Administration