"A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The New Deal
- Make work project
- idea was to put people to work then they will get it back from income tax
- people will spend money -> provide more jobs -> better economy
- Interstate highways - between states -> helps trades and miltary
- Both Hitler and Roosevelt built the highways
- Hoover Dam - 40 to 50 millions gets power from this
- people died making the dam but made a lot of jobs
Summary
The New Deal was brought in by Roosevelt to make jobs for people. The government would spend money to make jobs and get them back from income taxes. Interstate highways and hoover dam were built.