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New Deal Dbq

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One of the most disastrous situations the United States has had to confront has been the Great Depression. The Great Depression was immensely impactful to citizens in the US because unlike other events such as tensions with other countries or wars, it affected whole families such as women and children. Families struggled to make ends meet and lived in shabby conditions since they had to prioritize what they would spend their money on. During this era, the president elected was Franklin D. Roosevelt, the term “first 100 days,” was coined after him for the incredible amount of legislation passed during his first 3 months in office that revolutionized government from that point on. During this era, american’s had their faith restored in the economy as a result of Roosevelt’s New Deal program. Since that point, the amount of achievements and setbacks a president has are carefully analyzed in order to ultimately have a conception of the skills the president possesses in order to procure the policies they campaigned on. Currently, the first three months of presidency are still analyzed and continue to be perceived as important this has to do with the fact that people believe that the president is at the height of their power and influence during their first part of the presidency. Many people believe this since the president is at their …show more content…

Despite the fact that he has no experience with politics, during the span of his first 3 months he has had some unforeseen achievements. This can also be accredited to the fact that the party he is currently affiliated with, the republicans, are currently in control of both houses in congress. With that in mind, it is easier for him to gather support from other politicians in office since they have similar end goals and want to carry out numerous identical

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