Franklin D. Roosevelt came into office in 1933 and he introduced many new policies during the first 100 days as President. Before he came into office, people were in a very bad state because of the Stock Market Crash in 1929. The president prior to him was Herbert Hoover who believed the crisis was just "a passing incident in our national lives" and that it wasn't the governments job to resolve the problems. Roosevelt tried to "stabilize the economy and provide jobs and relief to those who were suffering." During Roosevelt's 8 years in office he was able to make a difference. He introduced the New Deal which "aimed to restore some measure of dignity and prosperity to many Americans." It was a series of social, economic and governmental reforms. Since America was in such a bad state it shows that the New Deal helped shape American society and American attitudes.
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