The New Deal was in many ways an unprecedented exercise in federal
power, dramatically expanding the role of the federal government in the provision of economic security. However,
the various programs of the New Deal era may not have been entirely without precedent.
This website addresses the question: "Were there significant antecedents in the GAPE for the development of
the social insurance programs of the New Deal?" The site contains a brief introduction to each of eight key
social insurance-related areas, representative source documents in each of the areas, and a comprehensive narrative
essay tying all eight areas together and showing their relationship to the programs of the New Deal.
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