What got us out of the Great Depression: The New Deal or WWII?

It was without question WW2.

The new deal kept us in a depression 7 years longer than necessary.

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The New Deal reduced unemployment by about 10% and put a lot of people back to work; however it was WWII that got the US out of the Great Depression.

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Definitely WWII, those who say the depression ended before the war are only thinking about American involvement in it. The manufacturing of war goods for England was what started the process of getting the country out of the depression, then after Pearl Harbor the manufacturing of war goods skyrocketed and the economy did as well.

Even if it did there is one big difference that would make any kind of program like the NEW DEAL worthless today. It is because unlike the 1930's we do not live in a closed economy, almost everything that was bought was created domestically. Now with consumers buying cars from Japan, Electronics from Korea, Food from Mexico, Clothes from Vietnam and everything else from China the money that the government gives away no longer stays in our country in an amplified closed loop, it goes oversees so you see much less of a boost from increased government borrowing and spending. Also our Debt was a much smaller percentage of GDP back then so the Government had much more room to spend.

Actually, New Deal policies reduced unemployment only for a while; it surged back. It was the war that bailed FDR and the country out of the Great Depression.

World War 2

FDR economic policies actually worsened the Great Depression

wwii did,the new deal was a failure.the jobs created gave us a 10 % boost .but in 5 years it was back to 19% unemployment.

Mos Def world wars. Wars don't work like they used to because all equipment is too high tech and secret, but back in the day, everyone and their mother was able to rivet things and contribute to the war effort.

Both. Both options are government deficit spending any way you want to look at it. Whether it be infrastructure projects or building a war machine, the spender of last resort, government, handled it. Keynesian economics, my friend.