The Second New Deal: Programs for the People

Learn how FDR continued to champion new programs to put people back to work and improve everyday life with the Second New Deal. The Second New Deal is the term used to describe the second stage, 1935–1936, of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s economic revitalization programs. FDR continued to champion new programs to put people back to work and improve everyday life. Programs of this second wave included the National Youth Administation, the Rural Electrification Administration, and the Works Progress Administration.