FDR's relief, recovery and reform

During the time period of 1933 through 1938, Franklin Delano Roosevelt sought to wage war on the Great Depression. He waged this war through programs aimed at three different goals-relief, recovery and reform. Via these three R's, Roosevelt targeted many aspects of the economy from banks to the living conditions of the people. He helped the American people regain faith in themselves while at the same time bringing hope as he promised prompt and vigorous action while …

…role of the government shifted from passive to active involvement. He provided bold reform without a revolution even when the times were threatening. He helped "relieve the erosion of the nation's greatest physical resource" which was the people. The New Deal evolved from the people for the people as shown in Doc C. Thanks to FDR's efforts, the New Deal was able to evolve and help the people through the bleak times of the Depression.