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Do you think President Roosevelt’s policies were the right choice to help America? What else should he have done or not done to help America? Explain your opinion. Provide evidence from the text to support your answer. |
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Answer» Answer: Explanation: In his 1932 run for the presidency, Roosevelt asserted that he would help “the forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid,” and PLEDGED himself to “a NEW deal for the American people.” In his First Inaugural Address, saying “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” he sought to reassure the public amid the anxieties of the Great Depression.^3 3 cubed As president he championed the series of federal legislative initiatives known as the New Deal. The New Deal was not a blueprint for action, but was instead animated by a spirit, as Roosevelt said, of “bold, PERSISTENT experimentation,” in which he would “TAKE a method and try it: if it fails, admit it frankly and try another.” |
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