Fdr Accomplishments

1297 Words6 Pages

Introduction Over the course of this paper, I will be discussing Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s accomplishments, management skills and ability to lead a nation through a crisis as the 32nd president of the United States of America. FDR won four elections and served longer than any US president in history. When elected first in 1932, America was in the midst of the great depression, which started in 1929 after the stock market crashed, which has been attributed to the GOP. FDR lead the country as it entered WWII, however he died in office before the war was over. (“Franklin D. Roosevelt” 2016) Modern day historians regard FDR as on of the all time best US presidents and his portrait has been minted on the heads side of dimes since 1946, the year …show more content…

The idea was thought of by some to be an outrageous proposal, but is now widely accepted by both liberals and conservatives everywhere. Similar to minimum wage, social security was also thought of as a radial form of collectivism back when it was established. (“Franklin D. Roosevelt” 2016) Social security works by adding a tax on everybody's pay, that is kept track of so when they retire, it can be paid back to them by the government. It is a way of guaranteeing a person saves for retirement. However social security is in need of reform to revamp its effectiveness and prevent it from running out of funds. I believe this can most effectively be done by raising the cap of how much of an individual's income is contributed to their social security and by raising the age of retirement to accommodate the current and ever elongating average life expectancy. Not to mention he set the first ever national minimum wage, a cornerstone of …show more content…

In addition to the NRA and FDIA other agencies such as the Civilian Conservations Corps (CCC), Agricultural Adjustment Agency (AAA), and various stock market regulations. (“Franklin D. Roosevelt” 2016) Thanks to the New Deal, the economy had greatly improved by the end of his first term in 1936. Unemployment plummeted from a whopping 25% to 14%. The GDP was also up 34%, America was making a comeback, but at the cost of an unbalanced budget. The final chapter of FDR’s presidency started on December 7th, 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, lead the US into WWII. (“Franklin D. Roosevelt” 2016) Shortly after winning the European front of the war, FDR suddenly died on office because of a massive cerebral hemorrhage. The US was still fighting Japan when Harry S. Truman, FDR’s former vice president was inaugurated. (“Franklin D. Roosevelt”

Open Document