How Did Franklin D Roosevelt's Impact On Society

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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Impact On the Great Depression By: Alysha Burnett During the 1930’s, the United States faced a terrifying economic decline due to the sudden decrease in stock prices. This defining event not only affected the Americans but also several other nations around the world. In the U.S., millions of people were unemployed and lost their homes due to the businesses failing and the dramatic halt of the construction companies. As a result, many people found themselves becoming immensely dependent on their new President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt to bring them out of the isolation, poverty, and economic distress. By electing Roosevelt, the Americans lives were in for a positive change. Throughout the years, many spectators believe the underlying cause of the Great Depression was simply because of the careless imbalances within the U.S. economy and the outrageous amount of bank failures, while others…show more content…
Roosevelt was inaugurated in 1933, many reforms were made to increase the purchasing power of the working class. Among these are, cutting the farm production to raise prices through the Agricultural Adjustment Act and force the businesses to work with the government to set price codes through the NRA. Roosevelt also introduced a number of positive changes to the structure of the American economy by his reforms and massive public-works projects to promote a recovery that the Americans could trust and rely on. In 1933, President Roosevelt came up with a plan that sought to save capitalism and fundamental institutions of the American society. This plan would revitalize the economic depression and prevent future depressions from reoccurring. It was known as the “New Deal”. By fulfilling many promises that the Roosevelt had made, slowly but surely, millions of Americans were back on their feet working again. Through the New Deal era, businesses, banks, and industries began to redevelop and flourish once more in
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