Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
- FDR was the first and only president who had a disability, he could not walk because he had polio, causing him to lose all movements on his legs. He was also elected four times and served over 12 years.
Who were FDR's carefully picked advisers and why were they important to the president?
- FDR carefully picked professors, lawyers and journalists to be his advisers and were known as the "Brain Trust" to come up with a new set of policies for his presidency and to solve the Great Depression.
What was the New Deal?
- It is a program to solve the problems of the Great Depression.
What three goals did the New Deal attempt to adress?
- relief for the needy - solve hunger
- economic recovery - for people to have jobs
- financial - banks not to close down
What was the first action FDR took as president?
- he closed all the banks by declaring a bank holiday and insoected the banks and if the bank was okay, it could reopen at once.
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