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Impact of the New Deal - Coggle Diagram

- - - - FDR listened to Black leader
  - - - FDR's first priority was not equality - ignoring Civil Rights
        
        No anti-lynching laws
- - - - Protection/return of native land
- - - - Mixed economic results
      - Expanded federal power
      - Increased government debt
      - Unequal benefits
  - - - banking system reformed
      - Social security introduced
      - Economic relief and job creation
- - - - Negative
        
        Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 authorizing forced removal
        
        Many New Deal programs were designed in ways that excluded Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
        
        Low WPA employment roll
      - Racial discrimination in hiring and accessing relief programs
  - - - Benefited with food assistance, cash relief, and work relief jobs
      - Programs offered employment to many AAPI artists
- - - - It brought together diverse groups, including working class and minorities
        
        Provided relief to millions of Americans suffering from the Great Depression with programs like CCC and WPA
        
        Roosevelt's support included farmers, urban immigrants, African American, and women
    - - New Deal programs needed massive government spending, which increased national debt
      - The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) was seen as too complex and was not helpful
      - Many New Deal programs didn't benefit African Americans and other minorities equally, Also, Black were often excluded from Social Security benefits
- - - - Puerto Rico gained lots of assistance as well with its own programs. They had large public works programs and infrastructure created by the PRRA.
  - - - They faced intense pressure to move back. Many were deported especially under Hoover.