One of the Central Concepts of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal

question 43

Essay

One of the central concepts of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal was the utilization of government power to promote liberty and equality. Some groups in the United States benefited more than others from New Deal policies. Discuss the impact of the New Deal on the lives of women, eastern and southern European ethnics, African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Native Americans.

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Definitions:

Collective Intelligence

The shared or group intelligence that emerges from the collaboration, collective efforts, and competition of many individuals.

Distributed Leadership

A leadership approach where control and decision-making are shared among an expansive group of people, rather than centralized in a single leader.

Nominal Group Technique

Involves structured rules for generating and prioritizing ideas.

Proxemics

The study of human spatial requirements and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.