The New Deal

During the 1930's the United States was going through it's worst economic ever, many were left unemployed, leaving families out in the streets or just barely getting by. During the beginning of the Great Depression president at the time, Herbert Hoover did very little to improve the situation. Which paved the way for Franklin Roosevelt to run for president and promise a solution for the depression. He had convinced enough people to be elected President of the United States. During his first hundred days in office, President Roosevelt passed many laws and acts that would help the needy people. All the programs he helped build were part of his movement known as the New Deal, thanks to the new deal lots of unemployed men were able to get a job again, the government also helped those who had no source of income. Some of the programs that were created back then are still around today, most importantly the Social Security Act, which was formed to make sure the elderly didn't live in a life of poverty after leaving the workforce. With the elderly retiring, it also opened up new jobs for the younger workers.