How Did Fdr Use Economic Reform

When Franklin D. Roosevelt was in office, he focused on domestic affairs. The most important thing he accomplished was bringing America out of the Great Depression. FDR was elected into the presidency in 1932. He was active in government at a very young age and had shown he was a man of change. He constantly struggled with polio but always kept fighting in order to improve America. He provided hope for many Americans. An article, written by the Roosevelt Institute, states that during the Great Depression the United States went from $104 billion to $74 billion. U.S. exports had fallen by 62 percent. The unemployment rate was over 25 percent of the nation's workers; about twelve million Americans were left with no job. A wave of bank failures occurred
When creating his plan, he created the 3 R’s. Relief was aimed to help aid unemployed Americans and make their lives easier. An example of this was when FDR created the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration which created jobs for the unemployed. Recovery was designed to help strengthen the economy and allow the economy to start rebuilding. Numerous acts such as the Agricultural Adjustment Act were created in order to help the economy. Reforms targeted the causes of the depression and sought to prevent a crisis like it from happening again. In order to prevent the economy from becoming worse, FDR created Stock Market Reforms and various other organizations to allow the country to rebuild. In the book, The Roosevelt’s, written by Geoffrey Ward, explains how the nation was before FDR came into the presidency. It states, “Before Franklin Roosevelt, there had been no unemployment compensation or social security; no regulation of the stock market; no federal guarantee of bank deposits, no national minimum wage or maximum hours…(347 Burns, Ward)” His plan was extremely effective and restored America’s