In “The End of Reformation,” Alan Brinkley makes it very clear that there are two kinds of liberalism. The first type came from conservationism, which is what can be called liberalism today. This early form of liberalism was the result of the New Deal. The ideas of this new agreement were clearly formulated to help the American people out of economic depression. Essentially, the goal was to keep people alive. Because of the damage caused by the Great Depression, it was rare to find someone who could support their family. The people of this country wanted two things; food for their family and that the government protects them from the hardship of their current financial problems. This in turn created a dependence on the government. Since Roosevelt had a progressive mindset, he wanted the government to be accountable to the people. This is where the second form of liberalism comes into play. Instead of just taking care of people by providing them money and thus creating jobs, the government started supporting and helping minorities. During this, Brinkley says progressives wanted the government to take more power over the country's economic affairs. The mentality of people at that time was that if one was not born rich into a wealthy family, he would probably remain poor for the rest of his life. The new deal was created to solve this problem by offering money to businesses, thus allowing them to hire more people to work, which caused the unemployment rate to decrease. The goal of the first new agreement was to keep people alive, but the second one was more focused on reform. Brinkley argues that the new agreement was the end of a progressive push that simply resolved personal issues. ...... middle of the paper ...... it was very difficult for me. I am not a great expert in knowledge of history, nor am I a very avid reader. It took a lot of research into topics (like Keynesianism, which is when the economy gets better due to people spending more on goods) to understand this book. With Brinkley focusing more on certain people when writing this book, and their meaning to him, it is difficult to understand what his point of view is. On many topics, he gives one side of the issue, but also gives another, so it's very difficult to understand what he thinks about the topic. Because of Brinkley's credibility, I know that what he is writing is very important and relevant to the topic at hand. I would recommend this book to someone who absolutely loves to read and has a good grasp of the basics of the New Deal and World War II era.