The New Deal and Organizations: Franklin Delano Rooselvet

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“The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt. Times were hard during the Great Depression. After the stock market crashed; panic spread throughout the country. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal represented a fresh start to many Americans affected by the Great Depression.

Black Tuesday is the name that was given when the stock market crashed. The stock market crashed on October 29, 1929, which was a Tuesday. The prices of stock completely collapsed and people panicked all over the nation. People rushed to the banks to get their money, but the banks had closed. They had to close because they invested money into big time clients. Real estate of the 1920’s was rising until it got to its peak and rapidly dropped. This is the beginning of the start of the Great Depression.

Franklin D. Roosevelt took office on March 4, 1933. The Great Depression had started four years prior to it. Herbert Hoover was the president at the time when it started. He only served one term because the Great Depression occurred and no one wanted to reelect him. As the Great Depression became worse, calls grew for increased federal intervention and spending. Hoover refused to get involved in the federal government in forcing fixed prices, controlling businesses, or manipulating the value of the currency. All of these steps would be like socialism. Hoover refused to use federal money directly to the citizens, but would indirectly send it to banks. When the election came around, Herbert Hoover was defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt.(THE...

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