Franklin D Roosevelt's Impact On America

There have been many influential presidents during the history of our nation. A few examples include George Washington who led our country through the revolutionary war and our nation’s first president. There was also Abraham Lincoln who led us through the Civil War. However our most influential president is Franklin D. Roosevelt. During Franklin Roosevelt’s years in the oval office he would lead our country through one of the toughest times during the 20th century enduring the great depression and World War II. His influence on the United States and the world still exist today with charities he started, federal laws in effect

The era of the Great Depression was by far the worst shape the United States had ever been in, both economically and physically. Franklin Roosevelt was elected in 1932 and began to bring relief with his New Deal. In his first 100 days as President, sixteen pieces of legislation were passed by Congress, the most to be passed in a short amount of time. Roosevelt was re-elected twice, and quickly gained the trust of the American people. Many of the New Deal policies helped the United States economy greatly, but some did not. One particularly contradictory act was the Agricultural Adjustment Act, which was later declared unconstitutional by Congress. Many things also stayed very consistent in

Rooselvelt won the elecetion by an overwhelming victory, and over the next eight years, worked with the government to institute a series of projects and programs, known collectively as the New Deal put in place to try and restore the economy and Americans faith in it.2 During Roosevelt’s first 100 days in office he attempted to change a lot off the issues going on. The new president first declared a four-day bank holiday to stop people from withdrawing their money from shaky banks and then passed him Emergency Banking Act, which reorganized banks and ones that were insolvent.6 The president also started doing something he called fireside chats where he encouraged people, and in his first attempted to persuade people to put there trust and savings back into the banks, which they followed and within a month over half of all banks had been reopened. In this time the president also ended prohibition, signed the Tennessee valley act to build dams, passed the Agricultural Adjustment Act to stop farmers from overworking land and the National Industrial Recovery Act allowing people to request higher wages and better working conditions. After the completion of his first hundred days Roosevelt then decided to bring in his second hundred days. In this time frame he created the Works Progress Administration to provide jobs for unemployed people, the National Labor Relations Act or Wagner Act to create the National Labor Relations Board that would supervise union elections and prevent unfair treatment of people in working class, and finally created the Social Security act granting the older people in the united states care and projection. Although this may have not ended the great depression right off the bat it allowed for improvement during this time and Americans to but faith back into the

Roosevelt. This World War One navy veteran saw the troubles that the United States was going through, (document 5) and promised a ‘New Deal’. During his run in office, he had three goals: Relief for the unemployed, repair the economy, and reforms to prevent another depression (the three R’s). The first thing Roosevelt did was fix the banking system. He knew that without stable banks, money would not be able to start flowing in the economy anymore. He ordered and ‘Bank Holiday’ and went through to all the banks making sure they were financially stable, and shut down the ones that were not. The nation soon had faith in Roosevelt and quickly saw brighter days ahead. Roosevelt provided relief for the unemployed through the Civilian Conservation Corps, and the Works Progress Administration. Both hired unemployed civilians to work building parks, playgrounds, hospitals, schools, etc. Roosevelt also provided recovery to the industry and farmers. He passed acts such as the National Industrial Recovery Act, and the Agricultural Adjustment Act. He paid farmers to start planting a variety of crop instead of competing in prices for the same product. He also provided long-term reforms and has so far prevented another depression through acts such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Social Security

During his presidency, Franklin D. Roosevelt proved true to his words. He created many new jobs for people everywhere and opened the door to a better life. He helped those in need and gave out federal relief. Roosevelt was more concerned about the American economy than having any kinds of relations with a country. The president announced a “Good Neighbor” policy which abandoned any nation’s right to interfere in the affairs of another. Roosevelt called all the U.S troops on Haiti and the Dominican Republic to come back home and be with their families. In addition, Roosevelt ceased the Platt Amendment, which had allowed the United States the right to intrude in Cuba since 1901. America did not want to be involved in any kind of foreign affairs. They wanted to focus on building up the economy again. On the opposite side of the world, tensions between European and Asian countries started to upsurge. Many Americans depended on Roosevelt to not intervene in matters that had nothing to do with American business. The president knew that if he were to send an army to help aid the distant countries, then the people would fear that their own would perish. In addition, many people believed that World War I is what caused their economic collapse. Several citizens thought war as a wicked idea and would prefer to stay out of it. Roosevelt knew how everyone felt about going into war and took action by using means that did not involve sending troops to far away countries. During the 1930s,

Out of all the men who have been President of the United States, there are some that just take the cake of who were the most influential and important. Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan being the top three. These three have impacted America tremendously from WW2 and helping the Cold war to ending The Great Depression. They were good leaders in a time of need which makes them well known and unforgettable.

Roosevelt knew the American people wanted a solution from the terrible days of the Great Depression. His first act as president was to create a special session of Congress that he called "The First Hundred Days." During these first one hundred days in office, he was determined to make sweeping changes that would help end the depression and get Americans back to work (Biography 2007). These first hundred days in office accomplished a wide variety of goals and objectives, and created many new government agencies set to deal with the economy, employment, and agriculture. Some of the agencies he created in these first hundred days include the AAA which is the Agricultural Adjustment Administration to support farm prices and get people back to farming and agriculture, the CCC which is the Civilian Conservation Corps that employed young men across the country in forests and other natural areas, the FDIC which is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to ensure funds in banks were ensured and the banks would not fail again, and the NRA which is the National Recovery Act that encouraged industry to voluntarily raise wages, regulate hours, and create employment (Biography 2007.

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”(Franklin D. Roosevelt). The novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding is an allegory of World War II. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler were very impactful people during these times. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd president in the United States of America, and he is the only president to serve three terms. Roosevelt made a huge impact as president. He helped the country get through the struggling times in World War II. Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was the leader of the Nazi party, chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and Führer of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. More to come about Adolf Hitler. The actions and comments of Jack and Ralph in the novel

In the novel, Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Russell Freedman, Franklin was a very important person in our lives. He became our president from 1933 to 1945. Roosevelt impacted our world by doing good deeds. There are three examples that show how he impacted our world. He was also a good leader. His actions and traits will show it.

On January 30, 1882, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born into a wealthy New York family. He was an only child, and had the privilege of being educated at home by various tutors. Once he turned 16 years old, his mother enrolled him in a prestigious boys’ boarding school located in Massachusetts. He struggled to find happiness at this school, as the majority of men there were strong physically and Franklin was not. After graduating from the school in 1900, he enrolled and was accepted at Harvard. Although he was only a C student, Franklin was able to obtain his degree from Harvard after only three years. During his last year at Harvard, he met and was engaged to Eleanor Roosevelt, his fifth cousin. After graduating from Harvard,

As the governor of New York, he was elected as the 32nd President of the United states. Most people know him as the president that ended the great depression and winning world war II. His first hundred days as president he created the “new deal”. He ordered all banks for a temporary closure to halt the run on deposits. This includes the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA), the Public Works Administration (PWA), the Civilian Conservations Corps (CCC) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). These programs provided economic relief for the workers and farmers and created jobs for the unemployed. The first hundred days had more than the New Deal. He and his administration put 15 major bills through congress. After every bank had shut down costing people their life savings and people rushing to get their money out causing more banks to close. Roosevelt with the help of his administration created an Emergency Banking Act. The new law stated that the Treasury Department must open banks up if the were healthy. A week after the inauguration, the banking system was up and running

Franklin Delano Roosevelt had immensely influenced the American life and politics during the Great Depression by creating various improvised reforms and relief measures to attempt to generate a secure economy and unprejudiced society; specifically, FDR addressed the pivotal issues of the nation through the Agricultural Adjustment Act, the Social Security Act, and the National Labor Relations Act. The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) of 1933 was created to supply an immediate relief to the farmers by providing regulations for prices and planting from the federal government. Consequently, the income of the farming industry soared and prices for crops such as wheat, cotton, and corn were regulated, so that resulted in the economy being enhanced

President Roosevelt compiled a group of advisors, which were called the “brain trust”, to help him create ideas to counteract the problems of the depression. With the help of his group he proposed the “New Deal” which was “a series of economic measures designed to alleviate the worst effects of the depression, reinvigorate the economy, and restore the confidence of the American people in their banks and other key institutes” (The New Deal). Within the first 100 days fifteen new laws were enacted. The first piece of legislation, the Emergency Banking Act, passed on March 9, 1933 which “permitted sound banks to reopen and appointed mangers for those that remained in trouble” (Tindall and Shi). Next were the Government Economy Act, which let the executive branch of the government to cut the salaries of government workers, cut payments to veterans, and

The forces of nature are strong. Wind, water, earth, and fire all have the power to raze mountains, carve canyons, and even alter civilizations. Even now, people fear that a giant earthquake will destroy a large part of America. However, there is another force that has an impact on human society that is greater than all the other parts of nature combined, people themselves. Every individual has goals and most people try to reach their goals. Some are big; some are small, but almost all goals require people to work together and to pick leaders who will define their organization’s goal. Take President Franklin Delano Roosevelt for instance. Roosevelt came into the presidency when America was at its weakest and yet many people see him as one of their country’s greatest leaders because Roosevelt had solutions to American problems that involved American citizens. He was charismatic, assertive, and most importantly, he rallied the people of America to fix their own problems. Other leaders, like Martin Luther King Jr. and George Washington, have created movements and garnered support through the same means as Franklin Roosevelt. Bernie Sanders is using methods similar to past leaders to gather support in the 2016 election, and he has a chance to win because of his actions. If Sanders continues to push in his campaign that he is trying to support the average American and that he is honest, he has a chance to win the election.

As of March 1933, 13,000,000 Americans were unemployed. During Roosevelt 's first one hundred days in office he proposed and Congress enacted a new program to help recover businesses and agriculture (White House). This program known as the New Deal Program would also bring relief to the unemployed and Americans in danger of losing their houses and farms. This new program formed organizations such as the AAA which gave farmers a new voice, and taught new farming techniques to better the outcome of their crops and save the minerals in their land (Living History). Seeing that Roosevelt was going to help a diverse group of Americans from farmers to business men get back on their feet, Americans began to trust and cooperate with the ideas that Roosevelt was introducing.