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In 1929, the stock market crashed, bringing great ruin to our country. The result, the Great Depression, was a time of hardship for everyone around the world. The economy in the US was lower than ever and people were suffering immensely. During these trying times, two presidents served- Herbert Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (F.D.R.) Both had different views on how the depression should be handled, with Hoover believing that the people could solve the issue themselves with no government involvement, and with F.D.R. believing that the government should work for their people in such difficult times. Herbert Hoover, elected as president in 1928, was a president who was not actively involved with the lives of the people in his country. His …show more content…

According to “The Banking System” from the National Archives, “Roosevelt’s first priority was getting the banks on solid foundation. F.D.R declared a "bank holiday," preventing any money from being withdrawn from banks for four days. This gave him and Congress time to come up with the Emergency Banking Act, as well as several relief programs to aid the economy, jokingly called “FDR’s alphabet soup” by the public. This was known as the “New Deal.” As shown in Document 4, many public works relief programs were started up, such as the CCC and the CWA. In the document, F.D.R., portrayed as a doctor, is providing his patient with flasks labelled with the names of the relief programs. F.D.R. is saying to a nurse, representing Congress, “Of course we may have to change remedies if we don’t get results.” This political cartoon is showing how Franklin D. Roosevelt was willing to pass as many acts and programs as needed to help his country. According to U.S. History: Putting People Back to Work, "Unlike Herbert Hoover, who refused to offer direct assistance to individuals, Franklin Roosevelt knew that the nation's unemployed could only last so long...aid would be immediate." The relief programs Roosevelt started up provided unemployed Americans with various jobs, mostly working to improve the country’s infrastructure and wildlife. One of his programs even focused on the arts,

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