The New Deal

... During the 1930's, the USA witnessed a breakdown of the Democratic system as the USA fell into the worst depression in history, but of course the depression was caused and influenced by another major factor, which was the Wall Street crash. The economical depression that affected the USA and other countries was unique in its severity and consequences. At the time of when the depression, many Americans where unemployed. The great industrial decline continued throughout the 1930's that affected Americans majorly. Poverty and unemployment were increasing rapidly, because of this people wanted relief and not promises. In 1932, President Hoover lost in the presidential election to Franklin D Roosevelt. Hoover lost mainly due to the fact that, he failed in being able to solve the great depression that was beginning to get worse. Roosevelt was then faced with a number of problems which he had to deal with thick and

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