Roosevelt's New Deal

Roosevelt’s new deal programs can be considered to actually be pre-WWI progressive movements. Social reforms from earlier eras repeated in the New Deal, bringing forth results previously unreached. Also, prohibition proved to be a continuation of policy from World War I. Women’s Rights were also an obvious example of how New Deal activities could be attributed to prior World War engagements. In addition, government actions proved to be influential in such precursors to the New Deal.
Prior to World War I, the United States underwent various social reforms that would not come into full effect until Roosevelt’s New Deal came into play. In earlier years, the minimum wage and maximum hours worked were especially important to laborers. As the depression took its toll in later years, Roosevelt progressed such laws to protect the laborer’s rights and uphold certain limits. Other advances, such as the workers compensation laws and enactment of safety and sanitation codes in indust...