The New Deal (Yes) The New Deal was a plan that took action in the 1930’s to counteract the crisis of the depression. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected during this time and brought ideas that he had while serving as the governor of New York. The biggest achievements of the New Deal were the unemployment rate went down, the economy stabilized, and the country abandoned the gold standard. With the New Deal President Roosevelt established …showed first 75 words of 425 total…

…showed last 75 words of 425 total…return of the hoarded gold currency and gold certificates stocks rose an amazing 15%. In conclusion the New Deal, which was created to counteract the depression, was very effective. It decreased unemployment by creating new jobs, stabilized the economy by allowing people to have more spending money, and removed the country from the gold standard to fix the value of currency. With these changes the New Deal was effective in doing what it was planned to.