During the 1930s, the Great Depression led to…</p>
a. the nationalization of major industries
b. the strengthening of the family unit and a higher birth rate
c. a decline in highway construction
d. a mass internal migration of Americans looking for work
e. a decrease in labor union membership.</p>
I know the answer is (d), but I thought it was (a) because didn’t the federal government take over some industries like the TVA and stuff (part of the New Deal) to give out jobs to citizens? Please explain!</p>
Thanks a bunch! :)</p>
TVA wasn’t nationalised; it was created
The New Deal, IIRC, did not have the government take control of already-existing private enterprises; rather, it created new organisations to help people</p>
No major industry was nationalized. Major industries were struggling, but the government created many programs like the CCC and the TVA to lower unemployment (as garfield said)</p>
Nationalizing industries is more along the lines of State capitalism or socialism (ex. fascism) and wouldn’t have gone over well</p>
The New Deal Already didn’t go too well with a lot of people</p>
But the employment rate was so high, and many programs had some success… Government public works jobs are not nearly as leftist as government nationalization of industries or subsidies to corporations.</p>
Ironically, we do lots of corporate subsidies today, and liberals (as well as, to be fair, many conservatives) seem to be against that</p>
Well, I’m not going to say the times haven’t changed. I mean, if you weren’t racist you would probably be mocked derisively (even in parts of the north)</p>
No industries were nationalized. Internal migrations included the movement of African Americans to Northern cities and Oakies to California.</p>
FDR & co worked very closely with companies to ensure that the job situation did not become worse than it was. However they were not nationalized; both corporations and unions were left relatively autonomous as long as they were working with the economic plans to a certain extent (i.e. very few strikes by unions).</p>
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