So in 1932 a new president was elected, Franklin .D .Roosevelt, he offered a “new deal” to the American public. Roosevelt believed that America was in desperate need of “bold, persistent experimentation.” He would “take a method and try it,” and if it failed he would make an attempt at something. Roosevelt said “but above all, try something.” Roosevelt’s word was fresh and new; he was a positive man who intervened with his people and he gave America hope. America put their trust into Roosevelt and they believed that in the near future, they would be back on their feet once more.
The extent of the depression was immense and Congress realised that drastic measures would have to be taken in order to help the people. Roosevelt demanded ‘extra powers’ and was given them to help America out of this dreadful time; thirteen million people were unemployed. He was given that same authority that would be given if America were being invaded. He could have this power for only a hundred days; from arch 8th to June 16th 1933. This period was known as ‘The Hundred Days.’
Once Roosevelt had gained his emergency powers, he began his New Deal. The New Deal programme had three main aims. The first was to relieve America from extremes of poverty by feeding the hungry and creasing them from loosing their homes/farms. The second aim was recovery; he intended to revive the economy by helping industries; reducing the level of unemployment. The third, reform, was to attempt to make America a better place for even the most ordinary of citizens, giving unemployment insurance, pensions and helping the needy and also put faith back into the banking system. His first new deal intended to first help banks and industry, then the unemployed, homeless, the farmers, black people and women. He wanted to help them become stable again – help them to get back on their feet and start a new life. Roosevelt assured America that they “have nothing to fear but fear itself.”
Overall I think Roosevelt introduced the new deal to pull America out of the depression and give American life and economy a fresh new start. He tried to restore the banking system and passed lots of acts to help restore the economy, however this filed and America was really relieved from the depression when World War 2 started.
