A New Deal A New America

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Throughout history, America has had a plethora of leaders. A handful of these leaders have found a place in the heart of many Americans. Franklin D. Roosevelt, commonly referred to as FDR, is without a doubt one of these leaders. FDR made new laws, put forth many ideas, and raised the public’s morale before, during, and after WWII. He affected America in such a way that he brought us out of the slum of Great Depression. Even though Franklin D. Roosevelt put America in debt, his new deal policy gave millions of Americans jobs, stimulated the economy, raised public moral, and introduced new big government tactics. He was truly the people’s president.

It is true that Roosevelt is one of the nation’s favorite presidents; Mr. Roosevelt however, did get America in to a large amount of debt. Many people scrutinize FDR for his tactics and ideas. For example, citizens look at Uncle Sam as a symbol of freedom and prosperity, but when critics released a political cartoon (Doc F), showing Uncle Sam being tied down by the many organizations that FDR created, their views quickly changed. Some Americans realized that his organizations were hindering the nation and causing the market to slow down (Doc E) while others believed his organizations were the core of the nation’s debt. When a great deal of money is spent by the government, the only way to get it back is through taxes. Since FDR did not raise taxes and continued to spend money, America’s citizens got out of debt while the governments’ debt got steeper. One other cartoon depicts children, who represent his new organizations, in a ring around Roosevelt singing, “Ring around a Roosevelt, pockets full of dough” (Doc G), suggesting that FDR has money to go around. Eventually in 1937, FDR de...

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...d a great deal of people. He not only provided relief for the weary, he wanted to help the nations masses recover from the economic blows from debt and crisis, and in the end he wanted to rebuild this great nation in order to prevent future collapse (Doc A).

FDR faced many problems during his presidency; some he handled poorly while most others most were handled in a way that benefited the nation and the public. Roosevelt’s reputation of national debt was overshadowed by the amount of things he did to help the American work force, the economy, and change of public moral. People were feeling better and working harder, based on the Puritanism way of life that Roosevelt unintentionally created. A working environment in America that expressed hard work and good values was prominent. FDR was a great president and will always have the title of best 100 days in office.

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