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The New Deal was a series of programs and reforms enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1939 during the Great Depression under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was aimed at addressing the economic and social problems caused by the Great Depression.
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- Simon Commission: Set up in 1927 to look into the constitutional reforms in India, it was boycotted by Indian leaders due to the lack of Indian representation on the commission.
- Cripps Mission: A 1942 mission to India by Sir Stafford Cripps to negotiate a political settlement and win Indian support for the Allied war effort during World War II.
- Wavell Plan: Proposed in 1945 by Viceroy Lord Wavell, it aimed to expand the Viceroy's Executive Council to include more Indians, but was rejected by the Congress.