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Franklin D. Roosevelt and the 100 days
- Introduced lots of new policies during the first 100 days of office (promise to US people)
- One of the first things was doing something about the banks, regulated banks (even if the bank goes bankrupt you'll still get your money)
- New Deal
- Longest serving American President 1933-1945 (4 terms), died at the end of the fourth
- 13 million unemployed when elected (he cut that number down by a lot
- Infantile paralysis (had it when he was a kid)
- Dies of a brain hemorrage in 1945 before WWI finishes
- "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
Summary
Roosevelt came into power after Hoover. He did many things that really helped the US recover from the depression. He insured the banks, which meant that even if they went bankrupt people would still get their money and he brought in the new deal. He was the longer serving American President, but at the end of his 4th term he died.