Was FDR Good For America? Flashcards
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Was FDR Good For America: FOR
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- He was driving force behind the ND leaving lasting value to America - roads, schools, public buildings.
- He relieved suffering of millions of Americans by organising gov-funded relief preventing starvation and homelessness.
- He rescued the banking system & saved many businesses from collapsing - stopped the situation in 1933 from becoming worse.
- He raise morale & inspired hope - gave the American people the courage to ace the Depression & meet the challenge of WWII.
- Saved Deomcracy in America
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Was FDR Good For America: AGAINST
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- He didn’t get the American economy out of the Depression & his policies didn’t beat high unemployment.
- He didn’t do enough for certain groups (minorities).
- Made the central gov & the presidency too powerful, damaging the constitution & the interdependence of the Supreme Court.
- Interfered too much in people’s lives - taking away their self-reliance.
- Prevented businesses from recovering as quickly as it might have done by creating so many rules and regulations and helping the growth of powerful unions.
