Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected president in 1932. He immediately embarked on an ambitious plan to get the country out of the Great Depression.
Log in UCjlwang 4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to UCjlwang's post “how did FDR make a change...” how did FDR make a change in the society • (12 votes) Bookworm14 🕋 2 years agoPosted 2 years ago. Direct link to Bookworm14 🕋's post “The changes FDR made to s...” The changes FDR made to society are numerous. Although the article said that the New Deal "did not ultimately succeed in lifting the United States out of the Great Depression," I believe that, given time, it would have. Because of his New Deal programs, unemployment rates, which jumped to 25% during the Great Depression, slid to 15% during 1937 then entered single digit percentages during the war. (21 votes) zane 4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to zane's post “what was the purpose of t...” what was the purpose of the "pact" Supreme Court? • (4 votes) David Alexander 4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “Not "pact", but "packed"....” Not "pact", but "packed". The purpose was to put enough new members onto the court to be able to outvote the bloc that was voting against the things that Roosevelt wanted to do. (14 votes) RJV 3 years agoPosted 3 years ago. Direct link to RJV's post “Was Franklin Roosevelt re...” Was Franklin Roosevelt really that great? The writers seem biased towards him and gave Hoover quite an unfavorable biography. Actually, the writers seem quite biased at times unfortunately. • (9 votes) David Alexander 3 years agoPosted 3 years ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “Preachers are biased, doc...” Preachers are biased, doctors are biased, scholars are biased, gas station attendants are biased, why shouldn't writers be? (0 votes) Caitlyn 5 years agoPosted 5 years ago. Direct link to Caitlyn's post “What would you say was FD...” What would you say was FDR's personal philosophy? • (6 votes) Westphal Danica 4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to Westphal Danica's post “Do you think Roosevelt's ...” Do you think Roosevelt's experience with polio changed his personality and politics • (5 votes) Mohamed Sow 2 years agoPosted 2 years ago. Direct link to Mohamed Sow's post “It was not that it did ch...” It was not that it did change his personality nor his politics, but it was said that He feared that the American public would as weak as they needed as a strong leader back then. he was also seen as a traitor because rich people thought that he was betraying in deciding to help out those who were affect by the Great Depression. (2 votes) chhuon.menglin a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to chhuon.menglin's post “The memorable experience ...” The memorable experience which led FDR to become a new person was polio. Consequentially, it caused him to have a mental strength. Simply put, having motivated the ill-fated American people during a crisis, FDR's approach launched a new effective strategy. Perhaps, " fireside chat" could boost confidence for both sides, including American citizens and the president. Evidently, FDR used plain-spoken language in explaining and reassuring the citizens about his initiatives and plans to be taken. • (5 votes) Beau Regan 10 months agoPosted 10 months ago. Direct link to Beau Regan's post “Why was FDR relected 4 ti...” Why was FDR relected 4 times • (4 votes) David Alexander 10 months agoPosted 10 months ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “He was popular, and the p...” He was popular, and the party that put up candidates to run against him just couldn't compete. (3 votes) Kishore Karthick 5 years agoPosted 5 years ago. Direct link to Kishore Karthick's post “Whom did FDR blame for th...” Whom did FDR blame for the Great Depression? • (5 votes) 107715016 6 years agoPosted 6 years ago. Direct link to 107715016's post “what did FDR believe had ...” what did FDR believe had to happen to lift the Great Depression? • (2 votes) Oreo 5 years agoPosted 5 years ago. Direct link to Oreo's post “He decided that the gover...” He decided that the government had to be more involved in helping Americans during the Depression. During his presidency, he enacted a series of federal relief programs in his New Deal. (6 votes) MalikS2 5 years agoPosted 5 years ago. Direct link to MalikS2's post “According to President Ro...” According to President Roosevelt, what are the nation’s real problems and what measures will be taken to solve those problems? • (4 votes)Want to join the conversation?
Another change FDR brought to society is the various Acts he started during his presidency. Just to name a few famous ones, the 1935 Social Security Act provided pensions to the elderly and disabled, and the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Acts set a minimum worker wage, maximum working hours per week, and ordered workers to be paid for overtime work.
FDR also focused on infrastructure and environmental problems, esp. from the Dust Bowl. He started the TVA project, which sought to harness the power of the Tennessee River. He also took measures against soil erosion by stopping overproduction, which meant he had to burn down some crops. He also focused on reforesting national parks.
These are a few changes FDR made to the United States of America. Hopefully this answers your question, and if it doesn't, hopefully other users would find it useful :).
Anyway, here's an article about how historians have rated US Presidents. It's dated 2017, so the man who was in office that year is not included. You may learn from this, Richy. https://www.c-span.org/presidentsurvey2017/?page=overall
