Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Life During The Great Depression

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The Great Depression The Great Depression was an era of pain and suffering for every man whether rich or poor. From national loss of homes and money to an incredible increase of suicides in the homes of men, suffering in families was more common than eating cream chipped beef for dinner. This depression affected people on a personal, national, and global level. For people living in this era of aching, the Great Depression was a major bruise. From the Dust Bowl to the Stock Market Crash, America’s citizens were personally shaken up by the disastrous path that America appeared to be headed on. One way the 1930’s took a shot at the hearts of Americans was with an increased rate of suicide. When bills could not be paid, people decided to take the easy way out, suicide. Taking your own life was deemed a common outcome for anyone that had been struck by this depression. People were also clubbed by extreme poverty, hunger, and debt. The loss of savings, homes, and basic necessities forced Americans to learn to cope with its new circumstances. Survival and sacrifice became the way of living as citizens were struggling to make it through to …show more content…

Franklin Delano Roosevelt had just been elected president and changes seemed to be in America’s future. Roosevelt’s plan involved, as HISTORY.com states, “a series of programs and projects to restore prosperity to Americans”. His proposal provided relief to those who had been suffering from the national loss that the Great Depression caused. Unlike Hoover, Roosevelt wanted to be involved with America’s businesses and citizens. This solution permanently changed the way the federal government dealt with U.S. citizens. A new hope formed in the hearts of Americans and an end to suffering appeared to be in the near future as they continued to relieve, recover, and reform the