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Question 1

conditions in the country when FDR was elected

Answer 1

there were 13,000,000 unemployed, and almost every bank was closed. Aftermath of great depression, dust bowl,

Question 2

Positives of FDR’s response? (2 examples and explain each)

Answer 2

1.Programs
FDR created many great programs, such as the Wagner act and social security act.The Wagner Act, also known as the National Labor Relations Act, is a US labor law that guarantees several rights for private sector employees:
Right to form unions: Employees can form and join unions.
Right to bargain collectively: Employees can bargain with employers over issues like pay, hours, and working conditions.
Right to take collective action: Employees can take collective action, such as strikes. Created the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), an independent agency that enforces employee rights

The Social Security Act is a law that established the Social Security program and unemployment insurance in the United States. It was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1935:
The social security act included,
old age insurance
care for mother, child, blind and handicapped

2. FDR personality
   FDRs extremely charismatic personality helped him become a great leader. had the leadership skills to guide the US through the Great Depression of the 1930s and most of World War II. He was fearless and a problem solver, which helped him compromise with the american people.

Question 3

Negatives of FDR’s presidency/response? (2 examples and explain each)

Answer 3

1. Repatriation
   Repatriation is the return of somebody to their own country. But, sometimes this was not the case. For example, 60% of native American citizens who had lived in the US for generations were deported. This is because there were not enough jobs. Mexicans were seen as threats and 2 mil Mexicans were deported.
2. Treatment of African Americans
   While Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs did provide some economic relief to African Americans, his administration largely avoided actively addressing racial segregation and discrimination, often accommodating Southern Democrats by not pushing for significant civil rights legislation, resulting in a mixed record of treatment towards African Americans, with some positive steps like the creation of the “Black Cabinet” but also significant limitations in practice due to political considerations.