• 32nd President of the USA
• Proposed New Deal Reform
  
• Considered one of the great American leaders of the 20th century because he created new jobs and programs(CCC & NYA), changed the view of deficit spending, and used legislation such as Steagall-Glass Banking act and Agricultural Adjustment Administration to bring a country through the depression. 
  

• FDR's cousin
• Took over when McKinley was assassinated
• Attempted to gain control of coporations with better negotiation policies.
• He is best known for his contributions to national wildlife and history preservation (Crater Lake National Park is one of five N. Parks created)
  

• Hoover ran against FDR and was defeated in a landslide vote. 
• It is important to study this election because it meant a "new deal" for America that would allow people to begin to feel secure. 

The New Deal

• Legislation and reform proposed by Roosevelt and the congress
• Glass Steagall act allowed people to invest more safely
• AAA controlled the growth of commodity prices.
• CCC conserved nature while giving people jobs.
• It's important to study the new deal because it put people back to work, it reformed banks to be safe investment choices, it emphasized the importance of deficit spending in emergencies, and it helped stabilize the economy.