Roosevelt's Political Climate Of The 1930s

Political Climate of The 1930s

Roosevelt was elected in 1932. American people are tired of Hoover's “hear nothing, see nothing, do nothing government.” This played a major part in Roosevelt's winning the election. When he pledged to create a new deal for the American people, he won the election by a landslide. During his first hundred days as President, Roosevelt was quick to make changes. He started by Shoring up the Nation's Banks, meaning he closed all the banks for several days until Congress could pass reform legislation that would put more money into them. Then he began to suggest extensive reforms. By June Roosevelt had worked with Congress to pass 15 major laws including, but not limited to... The agricultural adjustment act, the glass-steagall banking bill, the home owners loan act, the national industrial Recovery Act and the Tennessee Valley Authority Act. These were what the New Deal Roosevelt had planned to create was composed of. The New Deal used the power of the federal government attempt to stop the downward slope of the economy. The government’s take-charge action boosted American confidence and restored the belief that, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Roosevelt had previously declared this in his inaugural address. President Roosevelt's efforts started to restore the confidence of the American people but by no means brought about the end of the depression.
Often referred to as the second New Deal. The National Labor Relations Act, also referred to as the Wagner Act, allowed workers the right to negotiate collectively for higher pay and fairer