THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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to strengthen the economy
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to avoid going to war
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to improve public education
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to end racial discrimination
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Detailed explanation-1: -Roosevelt united the party, campaigning on the failures of the Hoover administration. He promised recovery with a “New Deal” for the American people.
Detailed explanation-2: -FDR embraced Keynesian economic policies and fought to expand the role of the federal government in the nation’s economy. FDR implemented a series of projects and programs called the New Deal to stabilize the economy. Despite FDR’s New Deal, the Great Depression persisted into the late 1930s.
Detailed explanation-3: -Americans elected Roosevelt President in 1932 because they believed he could combat the Depression more effectively than his Republican opponent, President Herbert Hoover. Roosevelt promised a “new deal” and he certainly delivered.
Detailed explanation-4: -On November 8, 1932, Franklin Roosevelt became the first Democrat in 80 years to win the presidency by a majority vote, rather than a plurality.