What effect did the great depression have on American political parties?

Answer 1

The Republicans, led by President Herbert Hoover, were voted resoundingly from office. Franklin Roosevelt was elected to the first of four terms as president, and he immediately started a series of jobs programs designed to get people working by improving the country's infrastructure. The Hoover Dam and Grand Coolee Dam were built, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) electrified the TN area, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) opened national parks, the Golden Gate Bridge and George Washington Bridges were built. The result was a hardening of battle lines in which the Dems were considered to be pro-workers, and the GOP considered pro-big business.

Answer 2

The major effect of the Great Depression on America was expanded government intervention into new areas of social and economic affairs and the creation of more social assistance agencies at the national level. The relationship between the national government and the people changed drastically. The government took on a greater role in the everyday social and economic lives of the people. The New Deal programs of FDR also created a liberal political alliance made up of labor unions, blacks and other ethnic and religious minorities, intellectuals, the poor, and some farmers. These groups became the backbone of the Democratic Party for decades following the Depression. The Great Depression and the New Deal measure led to the domestic programs of JFK’s New Frontier, and LBJ’s Great Society and War on Poverty.

Answer 3

. It brought the democratic party back into national power, it also gave the nation a new view on government regulation of the nations social and economic life.