FDR

SWRK 2911 November 30, 1999 During the 1930’s, America witnessed a breakdown of the free enterprise system as the U.S. fell into the worst economic depression in history. Poverty, unemployment, and famine were 3 of the problems that had the most impact. It was Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his administration who saw to the fall of the destitute ways of life that had enveloped the nation. When FDR was elected, he planned to change the government in order …

…right features in order to improve the economic standpoint and also allowed for much new legislation to pass, which are still protecting Americans to this day. The Depression was a devastating event in America, and by regulating banks and the Stock Market, the New Deal eliminated the dubious financial practices that helped precipitate the Great Depression. With the coming of WWII, the United States would finally begin to see financial security, and a flourishing economy.