Did the New Deal effectively provide relief to Americans during the Great Depression? Historians and economists still disagree over the answer to this question. Read the four articles provided here to learn more about both sides of the argument. Determine your
viewpoint on this topic and develop a claim.
Write an essay to present an argument that either accepts or rejects the claim that the New Deal effectively provided relief during the
Great Depression. Your argument should include a clear claim, logical reasons, and accurate data and other relevant evidence. It
should also include, and rebut, a counterclaim.

Yes.

Explanation:

Since the late 1930s, conventional wisdom has held that President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” helped bring about the end of the Great Depression. The series of social and government spending programs did get millions of Americans back to work on hundreds of public projects across the country.

But in the 80 years since the Great Depression was formally declared over in June of 1938, historians and economists have continued to debate the true merits of the New Deal and whether, in fact, the radical government spending programs brought about the end of the biggest economic downturn in history.

The reforms put in place by New Deal, including encouraging the beginning of the labor movement, which fostered wage growth and sustained the purchasing power of millions of Americans, the establishment of Social Security and the federal regulations imposed on the financial industry, as imperfect as they were, essentially ensured there wouldn’t be another Great Depression after the 1930s,

But, just because the United States hasn’t repeated the economic catastrophe of the Great Depression doesn’t mean the programs of the New Deal can take all the credit. Other factors were also at play—including the onset of a major world war.

So in conclusion, Yes, The New Deal did effectively provide relief to Americans during the Great Depression.