What is New Deal?
[[File:FDR in 1933.jpg|right|thumb|[[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] in 1933.]] 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. Under the New Deal a wide range of reforms were carried out, benefiting groups such as farmers and workers.<ref>[https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Century_of_Service/MkG4AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Century+of+Service+The+First+100+Years+of+the+United+States+Department+of+Agriculture+by+Gladys+L.+Baker&printsec=frontcover Century of Service The First 100 Years of the United States Department of Agriculture by Gladys L. Baker P.522-524]</ref><ref>[https://livingnewdeal.org/history-of-the-new-deal/what-was-the-new-deal/timeline/ New Deal Timeline]</ref><ref>[https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1878&context=lcp GOVERNMENTAL FARM CREDIT AND TENANCY by WILLIAM G. MuRAY]</ref> ==Statistics== Percentage of non-agricultural workers in labor unions, 1930: 11.6% Percentage of non-agricultural workers in labor unions, 1937: 22.6% percentage of non-agricultural workers in labor unions, 1945: 35.5% Percentage of non-agricultural workers in labor unions, 1999: 13.9% ==Abbreviations of individuals and agencies associated with the New Deal== CCC: Civilian Conservation Corps WPA: Works Progress Administration FDR: Franklin Delano Roosevelt AAA: Agricultural Adjustment Act TVA: Tennessee Valley Authority HOLC: Home Owners Loan Corporation FERA: Federal Emergency Relief Administration PWA: Public Works Administration CWA: Civil Works Administration NRA: National Recovery Administration ==References== {{Reflist}} * {{cite book |last1= Kennedy|first1= David|last2= Cohen|first2=Lizabeth|last3= Bailey|first3=Thomas|title= The American Pageant|url= https