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Kara analyzes Roosevelt's second New Deal program that focused heavily on recovering the arts such as movie making and writing. This new New Deal brought in a number of lawsuits from dissenters (such as Roosevelt's own Vice President!!!) and eventually the supreme court had to get involved. Roosevelt didn't just stop there, he used the unemployed to build hospitals, schools, bridges, dams, hundreds of miles of roads, and airfields. However, this came at a cost as the fledgling "communist scare" tried its best to undermine Roosevelt's plan of recovery. Lastly, Kara sheds light on how the Great Depressions wasn't just an America only ordeal. The rest of the world was struggling in various degrees and this laid the canvas for which World War II would be painted on.
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At the Depression’s lowest point, over 9,000 banks failed, wiping out millions of Americans’ savings.
Many unemployed Americans lived in shantytowns sarcastically called “Hoovervilles” and newspapers used the term “Hoover blanket” to describe newspapers used for warmth by the homeless.
Breadlines could stretch for blocks in major cities, even while food was being destroyed to keep prices up.
Children often left school to work or help support their families, reversing decades of educational progress.
The Depression did not fully end until World War II mobilization drastically increased government spending and employment.
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