The “New Deal” promised relief to the victims of which event?
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New Deal (1933):
• Introduced by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
• Response to the Great Depression (1929).
• Based on the three R's:
• Relief
• Recovery
• Reform
Concept:
The New Deal was a series of economic and social reform programmes introduced by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 to help the country recover from the Great Depression.
Step 1: Recall the purpose of the New Deal.
The programme aimed to provide
• Relief to the unemployed,
• Economic recovery,
• Financial reforms.
Step 2: Identify the event.
These measures were introduced to overcome the effects of the
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Step 3: Final conclusion.
Therefore, the correct answer is
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