Banking Reform, Relief, and the First New Deal
CLEP History of the United States II, Chapter 9 The First New Deal attacked emergency on several fronts Roosevelt took office on March 4, 1933, amid spreading bank closures. The special congressional session known as the Hundred Days produced measures for finance, relief, agriculture, industry, conservation, housing, and regional development. "Relief, recovery, reform" is a […]
The Election of 1932 and the New Deal Coalition
CLEP History of the United States II, Chapter 9 The election became a referendum on governing capacity By 1932 unemployment, bank failures, farm foreclosures, and relief collapse dominated politics. Hoover defended institutional credit, public works, and balanced constitutional government while warning that Democratic experimentation could undermine individual liberty. Franklin D. Roosevelt promised a "new deal […]
