Scenarios about 'new deal'
The New Deal was a series of programs, public works projects, and reforms implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1939 to combat the Great Depression in the United States. These initiatives fundamentally transformed American government by expanding federal authority in banking, agriculture, labor relations, and social welfare, establishing a framework for the modern American social safety net. In alternate history scenarios, the New Deal often serves as a critical divergence point for exploring different economic systems, political alignments, and the evolution of American liberalism and conservatism.
What If Social Security Was Never Created?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Social Security Act of 1935 never became law, dramatically altering America's approach to retirement, poverty, and the social safety net throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
What If The Dust Bowl Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the catastrophic Dust Bowl of the 1930s was prevented, potentially transforming American agriculture, migration patterns, and the nation's economic and cultural landscape.
What If The GI Bill Was Never Passed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 failed to pass, fundamentally altering America's post-war development, higher education landscape, and middle-class formation.
What If The Great Depression Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the catastrophic economic collapse of 1929-1939 was avoided, fundamentally altering the development of modern economic systems, geopolitics, and social welfare.
What If The New Deal Was Never Implemented?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Franklin D. Roosevelt's sweeping economic programs never came to fruition during the Great Depression, fundamentally altering America's economic, political, and social development.
What If The Stock Market Crash of 1929 Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the devastating Wall Street Crash of 1929 was avoided, potentially preventing the Great Depression and dramatically altering the course of 20th century economics, politics, and global development.