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During the Great Depression, the American West faced severe economic hardship, with the Dust Bowl and plummeting commodity prices leaving farms and ranches struggling. The New Deal, spearheaded by FDR, implemented programs like the CCC, WPA, and PWA to create jobs and restore economic stability.
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The Great Depression (1929–41) was the longest and deepest economic downturn in U.S. history. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New DealNew Deal Full Description The series of economic programmes, public works projects, financial reforms, and regulations introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1939 in response to the Great Depression. The New Deal created the Social Security system, regulated banks and securities markets through the Glass-Steagall Act, built rural infrastructure through the Tennessee Valley Authority, and employed millions through agencies like the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration. It represented the most significant expansion of the federal government…