The 1930s: The Struggling 30s

Franklin Delano Roosevelt [FDR], was a Democrat and the 32nd President of the United States. The Democrats nominated Franklin Roosevelt as their candidate for president in 1932 against the incumbent Hoover. Roosevelt was elected in a landslide victory in part due to his platform called "The New Deal". ( He won a record of four presidential elections. He is often recognized for going into office at a time of turmoil in the nation. FDR assumed his presidency

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected as the 32nd president of the United States in 1932, the third year of the worst economic depression in America's history. At the height of The Great Depression about 25% of America's workforce was unemployed, and the country was crying out for change. This is what he promised in the inaugural address he gave on March 3, 1933: change. He gave his speech to show the hearts and minds of the people of the USA that they will come back from this great hardship. Franklin Delano Roosevelt used a powerful yet sympathetic tone of voice, dramatic pauses for emphasis, and plan to change how the country operated, in his Inaugural Address to reassure the nation that they will come back from the Great Depression.

Franklin D. Roosevelt became the thirty-second president of the U.S. in 1933. He was one of the most skillful political leaders and it showed as he led the people out of the Great Depression. The U.S. was in a state of depression when Roosevelt took office, but through his New Deal program, the federal government became much more involved socially and economically in peoples' lives in contrast to its traditionally passive role. The government's responsibilities in peoples' lives changed and individuals' responsibilities changed too. The role of the government in peoples' lives expanded greatly during the New Deal era.

By the year 1930, the United States of America’s economy was in a “critical [state of] national emergency” (Roosevelt, 1933). With reference to F. D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” – the policies of economic reform introduced to rebuild the American economy – this essay will compare and contrast the economic situation of present-day South Africa, with that of the United States of America in the 1930s, and will serve to explore the economic theory supporting the major policies implemented in attempt to alleviate the stress on the economy. Lastly, it will build on this theory to suggest two supply-side fiscal policies – education and skills development, and tax reform – which, if implemented effectively by government, would contribute to addressing unemployment and poverty in South Africa.

When Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to his first term as president of the United States in 1932, America was in a severe depression. When Franklin Roosevelt took office in March of 1933, President Hoover handed the problems of the Great Depression over to Roosevelt. Upon taking office, Franklin Roosevelt issued a bank holiday which forced all banks to close from March 6 to March 10 while he met with Congress to pass the Emergency Banking Act to allow banks with enough money to reopen and for the Federal Government to help the banks that did not have enough money (A Bank). This act was a prerequisite to many other programs that would develop under Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration. Under

Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected in 1933, he was a democrat. He also had a plan to help the US get out of the depression. FDR promised Americans the government would help them directly- unlike Hoover. FDR had the complete opposite idea of Herbert Hoover. FDR believed the government should help the people. He called it Prime the Pump. Which helped the people first and then it would help the businesses. In his First Hundred Days he enacted many new programs which gave people direct aid and increase the role, size and power of the Federal government. These programs are called the New Deal. They helped Americans a lot. It got people employed and off the streets and back to normal.

Franklin D Roosevelt was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States. He served from March 4, 1933 through April 12, 1945 and was a key influence in ending the Great Depression with his new plan to help America. Introduced by Franklin D Roosevelt, The New Deal was to transform America's economy which had been shattered by the Great

Roosevelt in 1933. In this speech he explained to the average citizen what happened with the banking crisis, why it happened, and how the government was going to fix it. He explained in the commoner’s vernacular the system in which banks invest a large majority of money people deposit and keep only a small amount in currency. It is normally plentiful for the needs of the community, but when people had started distrusting the banks and rushed to get their money out, the banks weren’t able to meet the rushed demand. By the 3rd of March hardly any banks were open for business and to explain how the government had stopped the problem from escalating President Roosevelt commented “It was then that I issued the proclamation providing for the national bank holiday, and this was the first step in the Government’s reconstruction of our financial and economic fabric.” (Roosevelt) This shows how they had began to fix the problem, and tells why all of the banks were closed. The second step in repairing the economy was to extend the bank holiday which was to be lifted gradually as different bank facilities were being rehabilitated. The bank holiday was put into effect because it provided the time that was needed to for banks to be able to supply needed currency. Roosevelt reassured people that none of the banks were worse off than they were

The 1930’s were one of the most difficult times in American history. It was the time of the Great Depression. Millions of Americans suffered hardships as the economy was in a free fall. Many Americans were unemployed and lost almost everything they had owned. In 1932, America realized it was time for a change, and elected Franklin Delano Roosevelt in a landslide vote. Roosevelt promised to help end the depression and with his New Deal. The New Deal was Roosevelt’s plan to end the Great Depression. Through increased government spending, FDR enacted numerous public works programs in an effort to simulate the economy. The New Deal’s “alphabet soup” (this was the nickname for the numerous programs FDR enacted) was FDR’s plan to people

When FDR was elected President in 1932, the United States was deep in the most severe economic depression the country had ever experienced: the Great Depression. The Great Depression had taken shape almost four years prior to FDR’s Inauguration with the crash of the stock market bubble in 1929. Following the stock market crash, companies began laying off workers due to a sudden drop in investment and consumer spending. This led to a vicious period of cyclical unemployment and the depression became even worse. Eventually, there were runs on the banks as people tried to guarantee the security of whatever savings they had left. This, too, only made things worse as banks were unprepared and thousands failed. The load that FDR faced entering the Presidency had not been lessened by his

The Great Depression was the worst period of economic decline in U.S. history. It began on October 29th, 1929, and was officially declared over, in the year 1939, once the second World War was commenced. There were many factors that both influenced, and made the Great Depression even worse. A few examples of this are: During this time period, many Americans had money invested in the stock market, and once they saw that somebody else began to sell their stocks, they sold their own. On October 29th, people began to sell their stocks at an extremely rapid rate. Due to the rapid rate of stocks being sold, people lost countless amounts of money, and eventually ran to the bank to take out whatever they had in there. However, these banks were

One event that occurred during the 1930's was Fassion changes. Society changed from this because women were dressed differently and men could have thought differently. Wealthy Women stopped wearing unpractical day clothes and

In 1932 when Franklin D. Roosevelt won the presidential election, the Great Depression was in its third year. The American people did not have jobs, were losing their homes, and could not feed their families. They were desperate for any help. FDR was a ray of hope for the American people. His approach in dealing with the Great Depression was bold, broad and changed the role of government forever.

Now a day we bypass valuable freedom opportunities in everyday life and we see them as nothing. For example, being able to even walk in your backyard in the evening, or taking your own kids to school, matter of fact even the privilege to attend school, calling your family members in no time, being able to relax, have an easy day and working at a place of your liking. All these things are part of our freedom that we normally don’t think about or how these things would greatly impact our life. These were small things that greatly impacted a slave’s life in the 1930s, not being able to choose their own life path, always being the use of everybody else, never having the opportunity to take a deep breath of fresh air. This was my life as a slave

When FDR got elected into office, the country was already three years into the historical time known as the Great Depression. The county was also leading into the First World War When he walked into the office, he took no time getting to work. He introduced the “New Deal System” which is a time in the history of the United States in which Roosevelt planned to put an end to the