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gingerbreadfred
hi! i just joined and i need help. i need a conclusive answer to whether the new deal was successful or not. i know it was successful to a certain extent, but i can't explain why. thanks for any replys, greatly apprieciated.
MrJohnDClare
You write answers to this kind of question in three parts:

Start by saying: 'In some ways the New Deal can be regarded as a success...' and then talk about all the good points/successes.

Then miss a couple of lines and write: 'However, in some ways the New Deal has been said to be a failure...' and then list/explain all the criticisms/ failures/ bad points.

Then miss another couple of lines and write: 'Therefore...' and put your opinion, based on what you have written. Explain WHY you have come to the conclusion you have come to.

There is no 'conclusive answer' to a question like this - only YOUR conclusion based on the argument you have presented.
To make your conclusion as good as possible, try to:
1. avoid saying 'successful in some ways, a failure in others' - this is merely repeating your essay! Try to come to a conclusion one way or the other, and your conclusion will explain WHY you think one side is a stronger arument than the other.
2. avoid simply summarising/re-hashing the evidence you have already presented in the previous two sections. OF COURSE you will have to refer to them! But try to 'save' a really telling piece of evidence until the conclusion, and then produce it, like a rabbit out of the hat, to 'prove' that your decision (success or failure) is the right one.

This webpage does all the hard work for you.
(This webpage tells you about the measures of the New Deal.)
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