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    electoral count. He won the election of 1932 and was inaugurated in 1933. To many Americans, FDR saved the country from the Great Depression; however, many others believe the New Deal hurt the country. No matter the view, the New Deal changed America in a revolutionary way through the Glass-Steagall Act, the Civilian Conservation Corps, the National Recovery Administration, the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, and the Social Security Act. The New Deal consists of multiple economic and…

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    On March 4, 1933 FDR became the 32nd president and it was up to him to devise a plan to help the nation get out of the Great Depression. He developed a proposal called the New Deal. The New Deal contained programs that provided funds and ideas to help fight the effects of the depression. For example, it would help aid those hungry, unemployed, homeless, broke, and etc. When the stock market crashed, more than 12 million Americans were unemployed and 1 million were absolutely broke. FDR’s New…

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    and he had explained to the American people that his New Deal program would ensure relief, recover, and reform. The New Deal has introduced acts that became part of the law and so many agencies that had worked for the Federal Government. In 1933, Roosevelt has asked the Congress to pass the Economy act and the Beer Act that killed of prohibition. The Economy Act has saved $1 billion that went to the financing the New Deal. The beer selling would raise revenue for the government by tax, it…

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    was driving the U.S into communism. Not long after accepting charge as U.S president in 1933, Roosevelt set in motion to combat the depression. From March ninth to…

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    money from banks. On March 9, Congress passed Roosevelt’s program called the Emergency Banking Act, which reorganized the banks and closed the ones that were bankrupt. A couple of days later in FDR’s first “fireside chat”, he pressed that Americans put their savings back in the banks, and about a month later 75% of them had reopened. Another successful program is the the Tennessee Valley Authority Act in 1933 which enabled the federal government to create dams that controlled flooding and…

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    Harrison Wilson 28, April, 2015 History 1301 Panola Community College Bill Offer Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt was the thirty second President of the United States of America and the only president allowed to serve more than two terms. This is no problem and it was well deserved because his legacy is one that leads him to be known as the greatest president of the 20th century- quite possibly the greatest president ever in office. Franklin D. Roosevelt was born on January 30th,…

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    are: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Small Business Development Program, and PCH. There are also three recovery programs: Agricultural Adjustment Act,Tennessee Valley Authority, Work Progress Administration. Some of the oldest programs are still very effective and existing today such as: Civilian Conservative Corps, Federal Housing Administration, and Social Security Act. These programs are such an important part of history and made a huge impact on the Great the…

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    the Revenue Act of 1932, which raised these taxes. This has often been referenced as his biggest mistake. Raising taxes during a dismal financial time, such as a depression, is often a huge mistake and causes the "undoable" to occur (as Congress called it in 1982). The effect of the Revenue Act was detrimental to the economy and seemed to cause the depression to last longer. Economists have said that the downward spiral of the depression from 1932-33 was a direct result of the Revenue Act. Many…

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    Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed the new deal to congress to help the economy get out of the depression. Thew new deal had many many great acts one of which was the Banking Act of 1933, which at long last conveyed an end to the frenzy that grasped the country's saving money framework. The accomplishment of the Banking Act, depended in extensive measure on the readiness of the American individuals to by and by spot their confidence and cash in their neighborhood banks. To guarantee this, FDR turned…

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    American economy was suffering from the effects of the Wall Street Crash and the onset of the Great Depression when Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) became President of the United States in 1933. The Roosevelt administration’s primary response to the Great Depression was to implement the First New Deal program in 1933. The First New Deal was championed by Roosevelt as being based on the “3 R’s” which related to the Recovery of the economy, Relief from the effects of the Great Depression and the…

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