During the 1930s, America experienced one of the worst 10 years in history; the Great Depression. During this time, many citizens struggled with many problems, including extreme poverty. This resulted into people changing their lifestyle to adapt to the failing economy. As he was President, Franklin D. Roosevelt felt as if he failed the American people and created programs to help these people. The Great Depression had a terrible effect on people, such as changing a person’s lifestyle, people having feelings of hopelessness, and the President feeling as if he failed the American people. Firstly, the Great Depression harmed the American people by having them change their lifestyle. Since so many people lost their jobs, money was terribly scarce. …show more content…
The Great Depression was an unexpected event that happened suddenly and lasted for a decade. During this time, Americans had felt as if there was no hope, since money was a struggle to both keep and earn. In text 2, the author expresses how her mother would hope for events that would help their family during this time, such as raining, since her father was a farmer. Raining would help their family produce food for themselves and not have to worry about spending money on food. Another example is in text 1, where the author explains how “we weren’t hungry, but we were penniless.” Since the author gave up food for saving money, he explains how he never felt the need for food, rather for money. People were so hopeless they did not believe they could eat or drink clean water because of how hard it was to pay for at the time. This shows how greatly the Great Depression affected …show more content…
Roosevelt felt as if he failed the American people. As his role as President, it was Roosevelt’s job to ensure security and safety for the people. However, the Great Depressions affect on the economy was so drastic he felt as if he could not fulfill this task. In text 4, Roosevelt states how he as a President should serve the people and help them through tough times. It was an overwhelming job to fulfill at the time, as the economy was doing well before he was President and it was hard to fix. To help the American people, he decided to create several programs, together known as the New Deal. According to text 3, some of these programs include the Emergency Banking Bill of 1933, the Civil Conservation Corps, and the National Industrial Recovery Act. All these programs helped thousands of lives through the Great Depression. Roosevelt’s panic during the Great Depression shows the drastic effect it had on the