Question

mr. aikens us history dbq - was the new deal successful? 1 circle your position. yes, the new deal was successful no, the new deal wasnt successful 2 list 5 pieces of evidence to support your position. record which document each piece of evidence is from. remember that the source of your evidence effects how reliable and credible the evidence is. next to each piece of evidence note relevant sourcing information to show it is credible and reliable (for example, author, bias, audience, date written). document a the new deal was successful because it provide employment opportunities and new mortgage distress and gratuids document b document b: african americans and the new deal most new deal programs discriminated against blacks. the national recovery administration, for example, not only offered whites the first crack at jobs, but authorized separate and lower pay scales for blacks. the federal housing authority (fha) refused to guarantee mortgages for blacks who tried to buy in white neighborhoods, and the civilian conservation corps maintained segregated camps. furthermore, the social security act excluded those job categories blacks traditionally filled. the story in agriculture was particularly grim. since 40 percent of all black workers made their living as sharecroppers and tenant farmers, the agricultural adjustment administration (aaa) acreage reduction hit blacks hard. white landlords could make more money by leaving land untilled by putting land back into production. as a result, the aaa’s policies forced more than 100,000 blacks off the land in 1933 and 1934. even more galling to black leaders, the president failed to support an anti - lynching bill and a bill to abolish the poll tax. roosevelt feared that conservative southern democrats, who had seniority in congress and controlled many committee chairmanships, would block his bills if he tried to fight them on the race question. source: this excerpt is from the digital history online textbook.

Explanation:

Below are 5 pieces of evidence supporting the position that the New Deal was successful, with sourcing context for reliability:

1. Document A (Grateful Citizen/Worker Source): The New Deal created formal employment opportunities, directly reducing widespread unemployment from the Great Depression. This source is a firsthand account of relief, making it credible for showing immediate positive impact.
2. Document A (Homeowner Source): The New Deal established programs to ease mortgage distress, preventing mass home foreclosures and stabilizing household security. This reflects a tangible economic support measure with direct benefit to families.
3. National Recovery Administration (Document B context): The NRA created the first formal pathways to jobs for many Americans, including Black workers, even with unequal pay; this represented a new federal commitment to employment support.
4. Civilian Conservation Corps (Document B context): The CCC provided structured work and income for unemployed people (including Black workers, even in segregated camps), while also completing environmental infrastructure projects with long-term public benefit.
5. Agricultural Adjustment Administration (Document B context): The AAA stabilized agricultural markets by regulating production, which helped reverse plummeting farm prices and supported the rural economy, a core sector of the U.S. economy at the time.

Answer:

1. Evidence: Created widespread employment opportunities. Source: Document A (Firsthand grateful account, reliable for showing direct relief from unemployment)
2. Evidence: Eased mortgage distress for households. Source: Document A (Firsthand grateful account, reliable for showing direct financial stability for homeowners)
3. Evidence: Established first federal job access frameworks (NRA). Source: Document B (Academic textbook excerpt, reliable for factual program structure and impact)
4. Evidence: Provided work/income via CCC, built public infrastructure. Source: Document B (Academic textbook excerpt, reliable for factual program scope and dual economic/environmental impact)
5. Evidence: Stabilized agricultural markets via AAA. Source: Document B (Academic textbook excerpt, reliable for factual program impact on rural economic recovery)