FDR'S IMMEDIATE ACTIONS GAVE AMERICANS STRENGTH

FDR gave strength to the American people with his reassuring words, and his immediate actions. Throughout his first One Hundred Days as president, FDR acted on his promise to change the dire situation of Americans. With his advisors, FDR created a series of social programs that created jobs for unemployed Americans. The jobs gave work to a diversity of people, including young men, builders, musicians, artists, youths, women, and farmers. At the same time people worked, their work improved areas of our country. Americans built bridges and buildings, painted murals and houses, created music, improved lands, and wrote novels. Newly constructed dams generated hydroelectric power to rural areas, giving some families electric lights for the first time ever. Farmers received money to fix broken equipment and to help rehabilitate their lifeless land.

FDR's first term was a time of vast change for the American people, the nation's culture, and the government. These changes caused some Americans to love FDR, and some Americans to hate FDR. Whether people agreed or disagreed with them, his words and actions gave strength to the American people when they needed it. The strength that FDR gave to the American people during his first term as president continued throughout his presidency. This becomes evident when you see images of America, and read President Roosevelt's words throughout the four rooms of the FDR Memorial.

Imagine that you find out after two years of no work, there is finally a job for you. Imagine that you can once again earn money by using your skills. You start to receive a paycheck and no longer have to stand in a line waiting for free handouts of food and clothes. You can afford to feed your family and buy them medicine. You remember the sense of pride and worth in earning money and providing for your loved ones. You are thankful for what Franklin Roosevelt has done. He helped you get your life back.