Franklin Delano Roosevelt - A President leading a nation through the Great Depression

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject American Studies - Miscellaneous grade: 13 University of Paderborn course: US Presidency language: English abstract: First of all I want to show how Franklin D. Roosevelt''s early biography influenced and contributed to his political career. Furthermore I will explain how Roosevelt became president in 1933 and briefly address the issue of his reelections. In addition I will to focus on the New Deal as a result of the depression explaining certain New Deal laws and their outcome. Finally I will compare several responses to Roosevelt''s policies. [...]