First, Roosevelt helped the Depression by using many rhetorical statements. Roosevelt had to use many inspiring words to encourage the people to band together, and end the Great Depression. In ("First Inaugural Address") Roosevelt uses words that related as if it was a war. The people were Roosevelt's army, and their enemy is the Great Depression. They had to prevail against the Depression. So they can get America on its feet, and back to the glorious nation it once was. The author said " Happiness lies not in mere possession of money; It lies in the joy of achievement...." This was one …show more content…
He proposed many new ideas that was later placed into our system of government. One of these ideas he proposed was the New Deal. In "The New Deal" by Franklin Roosevelt, it was a proposition of many unprecedented ideas that would later on help the Depression immensely. For example, he formed the Social Security and Welfare State. Roosevelt also banned child labor. During this time children could work, however it was very dangerous. Another great idea he made was how he put people to work again. Roosevelt decided to give millions of people jobs by making them work on the roads and power lines. In "Stringing rural TVA transmissionline" it shows people working on roads and the power lines. Jobs like this helped overthrow the Depression and gave room to a new era or