Essay | Roosevelt and the New Deal

The Great Depression began in 1929 at the start of the stock market crash. As a result of the decline of the economy, many lost their money, jobs, homes, and trust in the country. During this time, the 1932 election between Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt took place. Because Roosevelt campaigned for the "New Deal", which promoted security that people were desperate of, he won by a landslide.

Almost immediately after being inaugurated, Roosevelt called the Congress for a special session in which emergency legislation was passed. Roosevelt proclaimed a nationwide bank holiday and closed all the banks to stop depositors from withdrawing their money. Days later, he broadcasted his "fireside chats" and reassured many panicked Americans that the bank could be trusted.

To build the broken relationship between the government and the people, Roosevelt created the New Deal, programs which gave government the power to intervene with...
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