THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELTS NEW DEAL
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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not being able to walk
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leading the United States through war
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growing up without enough to eat
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leading the United States through a depression
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Detailed explanation-1: -He was diagnosed with poliomyelitis and underwent years of therapy, including hydrotherapy at Warm Springs, Georgia. Roosevelt remained paralyzed from the waist down and relied on a wheelchair and leg braces for mobility, which he took efforts to conceal in public.
Detailed explanation-2: -In August, FDR signed the Social Security Act of 1935, which guaranteed pensions to millions of Americans, set up a system of unemployment insurance and stipulated that the federal government would help care for dependent children and the disabled.
Detailed explanation-3: -At one point, the WPA was the nation’s largest employer. Nearly every community in the United States had a park, bridge or school built by the agency, which especially benefited rural areas and Western states. From 1936 to 1939, the WPA doled out nearly $7 billion-some $90 billion in today’s dollars.
Detailed explanation-4: -Before the 22nd Amendment, presidents could run for more than two terms-but only FDR managed to win more than two consecutive elections. Before the 22nd Amendment, presidents could run for more than two terms-but only FDR managed to win more than two consecutive elections.