New Deal Essay Outline

How, and with what success, did the United States government try to solve the problems caused by the Great Depression?
•A strong, well-developed thesis statement that provides a structured framework for an argument.
•The nature and scale of the problem facing Roosevelt
Despite all of Roosevelts efforts to get the economy out of the depression, none of what he did worked. So when it came time for him to run for his second term he didn’t not have all the support of the public like he did when he first ran.
•The action he took through the 1930s (the "Hows")
The three r’s relief recovery and reform was his method to fix the economy.
•The impact of the New Deal on Americans (Successes / Failures / In-betweens)
•The reasons for opposition to the New Deal (Counter-argument)
•Your own judgement on its success. (To what extent... / with what success...)
These things never really help the economy out of the depression, nor did they end it. Instead it kept the peoples hopes up until WWII came to end the depression.
•Make sure you include specific evidence to support all of the above.


Thesis:
The United States Government tried solve the problems of the great depression by inventing the emergency banking act, having the groups of the Hundred days focused on helping the citizens, and the New Deal. These events helped but not enough to solve the problems of the great depression, they only helped make the people feel better.

Argument One:
Emergency Banking Act-
Pro’s
Allowed only the banks in good financial condition to stay open, that way the people would have faith in what happened when putting their money into the banks.
Because only the good banks opened it gave the people the confidence to put their life savings into the bank.
Cons’s
Citizens had their savings in the banks, including those that were closed. The citizens never got their money back.
People who worked at the banks lost their jobs.
Argument Two:
Made groups that helped the general public.
These groups tried to help the people get through the depression, and tried to get the economy out of the depression