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President Hoover was criticized for not doing more to end the depression.
Americans see Roosevelt as man of action, strong leader
When Roosevelt was inaugurated as president, unemployment was at an all-time high.
In his first 100 days in office, FDR and Congress passed a broad platform of legislation to attack the depression called the "The First New Deal."
New Deal = a series of programs and projects instituted during the Great Depression by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that aimed to restore prosperity to American
By 1933, 25,000 banks had failed and the USA was in a complete financial collapse
FDR used the power of the radio to communicate to the American people the steps the government was taking to address the problems of the depression.
The greatest success of the New Deal was its ability to offer relief to unemployed citizens with unemployment checks and job programs.
The government helped relieve unemployment by creating jobs.
The New Deal created long-term reforms to address weaknesses in the American economy and address the causes of the Great Depression.
Did not bring the Great Depression to an end,
but it did lift American spirits
Huey Long!
From 1933 to 1935, FDR's New Deal programs helped lower unemployment and restored hope, but the Great Depression had not come to an end.
FDR soon began to fear that the Supreme Court would weaken the New Deal