In 1932, the United States was in an economic crisis that left millions of Americans either unemployed or extremely underpaid known as the Great Depression.1 Franklin D. Roosevelt, a liberal, became the 32nd president in March 1933; he offered Americans a “New Deal” for the American people in an attempt to end the economic crisis that the country was facing known as the Great Depression. The New Deal was in response to the Great Depression to explore ways to reform, recover, and provide relief to the Americans.2 While this new proposal did not get the American’s out of the Great Depression completely, it did help pave a way and alleviate the hardships that the Great Depression had on the American people. The New Deal had success and failure but ultimately paved the way for the future economically, socially, and politically. Unfortunately, there were many Americans who were not behind …show more content…
Roosevelt in his early years of presidency showed reform, recovery, and relief to the American people. Roosevelt stated, “So first of all, let me express my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself, nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.” in the first inaugural address. 5. Roosevelt aimed to position himself as a strong leader who could guide the nation through crisis. Moreover, Roosevelt created the 3 Rs in hopes to provide relief for the poor and unemployed, get the economy to recover back to its normal levels, and wished to reform the financial systems to an economic recovery so a depression would never happen again.6 The New Deal created what is known as the “Alphabet Soup.” These programs enlist in the difference of the R’s, such as, recovery, relief, and reform, and out of the 11 programs, 7 are still effective in the current age.7 The New Deal created the 3 Rs in the middle of the