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... In the case of the Great Depression in the United States, an innovative thinker by the name of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was able to turn the spirits of his countrymen around and set his nation back on the road to recovery. ... It was FDR’s deep, genuine compassion for his people which helped to bring the United States out of the depression. ... Current President Herbert Hoover’s ideals of “rugged individualism” were unsuccessful in helping the distressed people of America who were unable to deal with the immense problems on their own. It wasn’t until March 1933, with the election of new president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, that things began to improve for the suffering nation.
During FDR’s first hundred days in office action was immediate. ... This was a very intelligent step on the part of FDR. ... The people of the nation began to see a promising future. They no longer saw empty promises with no changes in sight, instead they saw immediate action and efforts to help their troubled nation. ... From this plan, FDR developed his alphabet agencies. ... The most well known of FDR’s agencies, the NRA was created to provide better working conditions and wages and instill shorter work weeks. ... In total, between 30 June 1933 and 30 November 1933 over 23,000 jobs were created through FDR’s agencies. FDR was the first president who addressed America’s problem immediately; although, these were just baby steps, he did improve America out of its greatest recession. ... The Federal Theatre Project, Federal Workers’ Project and Federal Art Project were also new additions started by FDR. ... FDR did not have an Enabling Act as Hitler did, therefore, the steps he took were all encouraged by the government. ...
In addition to FDR’s support of the government, his ability to bring hope to the suffering population was as important as the improvements themselves. ... ” This positive outlook on the situation at hand was inspired by FDR’s compassion and diligence. ... Roosevelt did not, however, completely solve all of the problems of the Great Depression in America, although without his ability to provide his nation with hope there is no telling what may have occurred.
Approximate Word count = 1660
Approximate Pages = 6.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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