Relief FDR wanted relief given to persons in need by providing them with money, loans and jobs. Review: The Government's Role in the EconomyĬovers the period 1933-1935 and includes all the legislation that is passed to help America bounce back as quick as possibleĬovers the period 1935-1938 and includes the legislation which focused on social reform, unemployment and illness Congress passed more than 15 major pieces of New Deal Legislation They represent a response to the immediate emergency. The existential fear that gripped a world defined by the collapse of capitalism and the rise of competing dictatorship help create a new national state to manage capitalism and assert global powerįirst 100 Days : the time period FDR requested from the people to let him make a difference.
What does 25 percent Unemployment look like?īold Experimentation – FDR and the First 100 Days To accomplish this, he cut taxes and created the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Herbert Hoover : A Republican, President Hoover began to take actions to increase business profits, believing business prosperity would “trickle down” to the average American by way of employment and increased income. We worked within the system to address economic failures (a continuation of progressive ideals) Some claimed FDR went too far, others claimed he did not go far enough. We did not employ a socialist government. It puts the government in the lives of people and provides security (structural support) to them. It was nothing less than a major political realignment, as the direction of federal policy shifted from conservative to liberal and liberalism itself was redefined in the process.ĪP Focus: The Great Depression is a transformative event on many levels. With the landmark election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932, decades of Republican ascendancy gave way to a half century of Democratic dominance. Electing FDR: The New Deal Campaign of 1932
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