Roosevelt was proactive in dealing with the effects of the Great Depression. He came up with a new set of policies known as the New Deal. close New DealThe name of the policies put in place from ...

In 1932, the topic of highest importance to Americans was the Great Depression, giving Democrats an advantage in securing their place in the White House. The incumbent, Herbert Hoover, was unpopular ...

During the Great Depression, African Americans were disproportionately affected by unemployment: they were the first fired and the last hired. After Roosevelt was elected, he began to institute hi ...

Campaign In 1932, the topic of highest importance to Americans was the Great Depression, giving Democrats an advantage in securing Franklin D. Roosevelt’s place in the White House. Roosevelt’s ...

Donald Trump doesn’t have a lot in common with Roosevelt, but his second term so far is moving at a Rooseveltian speed. Trump ...

For much of the 20th century, efforts to remake government were driven by a progressive desire to make the government work ...

Roosevelt took the country off the gold standard ... but it would take the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 for the Great Depression to completely end—America’s official entrance ...

When Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency began in 1933, the U.S. was in the throes of the Great Depression, and millions were struggling to stave off starvation. With that grim knowledge ...

There was a view that Hoover did too little, too late. In contrast to President Hoover, Roosevelt was charismatic and an effective public speaker. He toured the country meeting voters and ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1933 presidential inauguration comes during the nation's worst economic crisis: the Great Depression. Banks have failed and savings accounts have been wiped out ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt consistently ranks among the greatest presidents in U.S. history. He not only guided the country through the Great Depression and World War II, he was also the only ...