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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s greatest achievement
was to make a more financially secure United
States by pushing several acts through
Congress by the New Deal which would
eventually lead to the recovery of the
economy of the country.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt went into office during
a difficult time period
The Great Depression was the longest and
deepest depression of the 20th century
1929-early 1940s
Stock Market Crash of 1929
Social Security Act
 Created social security system
 Provided for the needs of individuals and
families who were in poverty
 Protected elderly, disabled, and ill
 Program was funded by payroll tax
Works Progress Administration
 Physical labor act
 To increase the number of jobs
 Employed over 8.5 million people
 Railroads, bridges, roads, public buildings,
public parks, airports
Civilian Conservation Corps (Roosevelt's Tree
Army)
 Public work relief program
 Was open to unmarried, U.S. citizens between
the ages of 18 to 26
 Physical labor
 Was considered one of the most enduring and
successful of Roosevelt’s acts
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To conclude, FDR did an excellent job of
trying to rebuild the economy of the country
by making new acts that provided security
and jobs for civilians.