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• Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was the Democratic president who took charge. People voted for him because he pedged a New Deal. 
• He was elected right after the Great Depression, and people thought he'd cure them of the Depression. 
• FDR used the advice of a diverse group of men and women that he had on his team. They were called the "Brain Trust". 

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• During FDR's first 100 hundred days in office, he proposed and Congress passed 15 bills. 
• They were known as the First New Deal; they had 3 goals: relief, recovery, and reform. 
• In doing so, Roosevelt took over the bills to help relieve people from the immediate hardships of the depression and achieve a long-term economic recovery. 

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• The day after his inauguration, Roosevelt called Congress into a special session and convinced them to pass laws to protect the nation's banking system. 
• FDR delivered an informal radio speech to the American people. This was the first of many presidential fireside chats. 

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• Roosevelt quickly took action to reform financial institutions and provide relief to those in need. 
• Eleanor Roosevelt transformed the office of First Lady and led the way for women to increase their political influence. 
• Eleanor Roosevelt and FDR tried to improve the problems African Americans faced, but African Americans were not always helped by the New Deal.

• The New Deal unified the country and created a coalition that brought together Americans and affected voting patterns. 
• The New Deal increased the power of the presidency and the federal government, and its effects are still felt today.

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• The stock market crash led to bank failures, business shutdowns, unemployment, and eventually impacted the world economy. 
• FDR tried to fix this problem by creating the New Deal and creating government programs to help relieve Americans of the Great Depression.