The Pros And Cons Of The New Deal

In Roosevelt’s early years he had the education to become a great leader, undertaking personal challenges and political obstacle he overcame personal and city improvements. Roosevelt’s succeeding challenge would be to lead a struggling nation. On march 4, 1933 following Roosevelt’s inaugural addressing to the country, many people were frighten and fled to the banks to withdraw there money from failing banks. As a result Roosevelt issued out a bank holiday to all the banks across the nation in order to prevent further financial struggle. As a result, congress focused on passing the Emergency Banking Act.

Still, Roosevelt's historical reputation is deservedly high. In attacking the Great Depression he did much to develop a partial welfare state in the United States and to make the federal government an agent of social and economic reform. His administration indirectly encouraged the rise of organized labor and greatly invigorated the Democratic party. His foreign policies, while occasionally devious, were shrewd enough to sustain domestic unity and the allied coalition in World War II. Roosevelt was a president of stature.

His first objective was to restore Americans confidence in their banks. On his first day Roosevelt ordered that all banks had to be closed and be checked by government officials. Four days later 5000 'trustworthy' banks were allowed to reopen, some were even supported by government money. Roosevelt also introduced new rules and regulations to prevent another Wall Street crash from occurring. These measures were called the Emergency Banking Act and the Securities Exchange Commission.

The U.S. welfare system was designed with fair intentions, but has since been abused by indolent yet capable Americans. While some welfare groups existed previous to the Great Depression, this was when the major welfare programs began. According to Fred I. Greenstein of Princeton University, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established multiple government assistance programs under his “New Deal” coalition, offering public service employment to families without other sufficient work (78). In an attempt to stimulate the economy, FDR created what is considered his major accomplishment as president. During the Presidency of Bill Clinton, reforming welfare became a priority, and because of the republican ideas Clinton borrowed, thousands of people were able to find work (Barbour 242).

The entire country was plunged into despair. Franklin Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, pulled America out of its slump and restored its citizens to global prestige. His revolutionary social welfare programs were the first of their kind established by our government. This power was given to him in the Constitution, where it specifically states tat the government may “provide for the general welfare of the people”. He also broadened the income tax to all workers in 1943, making all of these government-funded programs possible.

(Gilbert, 48) During the first hundred days in office, Mr. Roosevelt asked congress to pass a record amount of new legislation. The president signed off on the emergency banking relief act, which put all the nation’s banks under federal control and provided for their reopening. (Als... ... middle of paper ... ...looked to him as the most genuine and unswerving spokesman of democracy. He had all the character of and energy and skill of the dictators and he was on our side.” (Goodwin, Time) It is clear to see that Franklin Delano Roosevelt left an indelible mark of evolution on American history. President Roosevelt saved America during the destitution that was the great depression.

The presidential election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932 had risen the nation’s hope of economic restoration. Over three years of unrelenting hardship had taken damage on the American psyche. Roosevelt’s landslide electoral victory over former president Herbert Hoover, signaled a thorough rejection of the existing state of affairs and a desire for a new approach on “fixing the national economic crisis” (Hurley). The new president would not let down the nation. During his first two terms in office, FDR “enforced legislation through Congress that set a new standard for government intervention in the economy” (wm.edu).

Bush had faced strong criticism for his work; however his contributions surpassed his errors. These contributions can be viewed as the 43rd American President was able to liberate both Afghanistan and Iraq which brought fundamental freedoms to millions; he had increased the Middle Eastern countries’ GDP, and brought rights to girls which suppressed strong social barriers. Based on information from George W. Bush's memoirs, Decision Points, along with additional data, the U.S President will be vindicated over history as he was able to bring forth democracy in the autocratic governments of Afghanistan and Iraq. George W. Bush’s engagement of liberating Afghanistan and Iraq were vital in preserving the lives of the citizens both countries and illustrates how he will be vindicated by historians. The former president conveyed his concerns regarding the newly established democracy in the country during a Press Conference: “I believe that freedom is the deepest need of every human soul” .

Gradually other banks opened and failures ceased. The Alphabet agencies were set up to back up Roosevelt's idea of Relief, Recover and Reform. There were many different alphabet agencies to play a different part in fighting the depression. These alphabet agencies provided money, jobs, pension schemes and trade unions; these agencies helped the indu... ... middle of paper ... ... said he wanted "equal rights" for blacks as he would have lost many votes from white people. However FDR may have actually wanted this as he supported the anti-lynching Bill so the new deal helped this with the black people actually being appointed to posts in the new deal agencies.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said,“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”(BrainyQuote). Being the 32nd president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was one of the most successful and most liked United States presidents of all time. When Roosevelt was on campaign for presidency he promised to help the economy and the needy. Being in the midsts of the Great Depression, his promise to get people and the economy back on their feet greatly helped him achieve office(Burns). During his presidency, Roosevelt led the United States through the worst crises of the century, The Great Depression and World War II (Britannica School).