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The New Deal

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The New Deal

This term was first coined in the speech of the 1932 's Democratic presidential aspirant by the name of Franklin Roosevelt . During his campaign speech , Roosevelt pledged a new deal for the Americans : which was aimed at providing a recovery plan for the nation through addressing the issues that were affecting the common man who was at the bottom of economic pyramid . This entailed the use of the government authority to help the various classes , groups and sections of the

country to address the various issues that were facing them at that particular moment . This included : the nation 's need for immediate relief , recovery from the economic depression that the nation was undergoing and proper reforms that could safeguard them against future depressions (Badger ,

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The way to achieving the new deal was opened when President Roosevelt won in the election against his opponent Herbert Hoover who was being blamed for depression and the stock market crush . During his inauguration as President , Roosevelt unveiled his commitment to implementing the new deal that he had promised the American people . He outlined the strategies in which he went ahead to implement them defying opposition that was coming from his opponent , Herbert Hoover . President Roosevelt started by calling a special congress session on March 9 , in which he started bringing before the congress recovery measures and reforms for validation . Almost all of his important bills were approved by congress during his first 99 days...

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