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What do you do when an entire country is in an economic depression? You can count on FDR's New Deal to resolve it. FDR's New Deal is an expression that is used to describe the number of relief, recovery, and reforms programs aimed to fight off the Great Depression. These programs are also known as the alphabet agencies due to their acronyms. With New Deal programs such as the CCC, FDIC, AAA, WPA, and Social Security, FDR is able to improve the lives of millions of people suffering under the depression.
Unemployment was a major problem ever since the Great Depression started. Without jobs, people were not able to earn money to support themselves and their families. In 1933, thirteen million people are unemployed. To counteract this problem, FDR created alphabet agencies like the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps), the WPA (Works Progress Administration), the CWA (Civil Works Administration) and the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) to promote jobs. In the CCC alone, the......

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