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    outlook on what they want the government to look like. Many of them expressed themselves in speeches and some in other more violent ways. There are five people that I have read about and have found interest in. Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Four Freedom Speech‚ Sojourner Truth “Ain’t I Woman”‚ Ronald Reagan: Tear Down The Wall‚ Abraham Lincoln: The Gettysburg Address and Benjamin Franklin On the Faults Of The Constitution (1787). Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only person elected to the Presidency four

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    the United States presided over a country that was slowly recovering from its massive depression five years earlier. FDR wielded the extensive support of his country‚ who trusted him for his personal “fireside chats” and for his success in bringing the country out of its recession. Among his supporters were the vast majority of the American Jewish population. This devotion to FDR by the American Jews can be mostly attributed to Roosevelt’s denouncing of anti-Semitism‚ which‚ at the time‚ permeated

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    The First Hundred Days 1. The first hundred days of the presidency between Obama and Roosevelt (FDR) share a common similarity. Both‚ FDR and Obama entered office at a time when an economic crisis was taking place. In moments of despair‚ these men showed the willingness to make America better by giving the people hope. As a result‚ Congress passed several bills that were essential to the growth of the economy and businesses. Similar to FDR’s emergency banking bill‚ Obama creates a 1‚000 page emergency

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    A Date Which Will Live In Infamy On December 8th‚ 1941‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered a 7 minute long speech that has been named one of the major turning points in all of American history. On December 7th‚ the day prior to the speech given by FDR‚ the country of Japan that was at peace with the United States‚ attacked the island of Oahu via naval and air squadrons and demolished United States military site Pearl Harbor. The disastrous event that occurred on that day called for the President

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    and the presidency of Herbert Hoover‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt assumed the presidency. When FDR took office he used democratic policies to attempt to lift America out of poverty. The administration of FDR increased the role of the Federal government and attempted to address reform‚ relief‚ and recovery of the US. As he took office he faced problems such as unemployment‚ bank failures‚ and mass poverty. FDR created several policies to address the economic downfall‚ such as the AAA‚ NIRA‚ and Social

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    for the better. His “New Deal” he created has had lasting impressions on the American people still today with some of its effects still used by the government today. However‚ what made FDR’s individual characteristic understand their achievements? FDR directed the nation with federal regulation. “Compared to other presidents that also faced times of reconstruction in different time frames it can all be associated with the decline and reconstruction…of societal interests (Pika‚ Maltese‚ & Rudalevige

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    Roosevelt created the Works Progress Administration to provide jobs for unemployed people‚ they focused on building things like post offices‚ bridges‚ schools‚ highways and parks. The WPA also gave work to artists‚ writers‚ theater directors and musicians. FDR signed the Social Security Act of 1935‚ which guaranteed pensions to millions of Americans‚ set up a system of unemployment insurance and that federal government would help care for dependent children and the disabled.

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    laissez-faire methods of then president Herbert Hoover the depression worsened sustainably. Luckily in 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected into office and took action with many programs that influenced the government greatly. Soon after‚ the election of FDR and his many “alphabet soup” programs in his first 100 days addressed the nation’s call for help. He quickly created many government programs to try to curb the effects of the depression and help the poor and homeless who were affected. Many of the

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    March 4th 1933 FDR Inauguration March 6th Bank Holiday March 9th Emergency Session of Congress. Passage of Emergency Banking Act. March 10th Economy Act sent to Congress March 12th First Fireside Chat March 13th Banks begin to reopen March 16th Farm Bill sent to congress to remedy lack of purchasing power of farmers. This includes the measures against over-production which by October result in 6 million pigs being slaughtered and the meat thrown out as waste‚ and cotton crops plowed under.

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    Works Administration which provided 4 million immediate jobs in the winter. In the end of all of these employment projects created jobs for Americans. 2.3 to 3.3 million Americans ended up with a job and the forgotten man was no longer forgotten. FDR established 3 main administrations that helped Americans and that we still use today. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) protected bank deposits up to 5‚000. The FDIC helped regulate investment activities by having check ups on the bank

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