Franklin D Roosevelt Research Paper

Franklin D. Roosevelt, was born on January 30th, 1882, in New York. Franklin was an only child, but he had wealthy parents. His dad James, and his mom Sara. Franklin was taught by private tutors, and he went to private schools, such as Harvard. When Franklin was attending college, he fell in love with his distant cousin Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. They later married in 1905. Franklin and Anna had a daughter, whom they named Anna, after Anna Elanor Roosevelt. They also had five sons, but one of them died in infancy. Franklin went to Columbia University for law school, and he worked as a clerk in a Wall Street law firm for several years. Franklin later entered politics in 1910, and he won a democratic seat in the senate. In 1913, Franklin was made

assistant secretary of the United States Navy, he kept that position for seven years. On March 4, 1933, when Franklin was inaugurated to become president, During Franklin's first 100 days of of presidency, he closed all the banks for several day, until Congress was able to pass a reform of legislation. Franklin passed the Emergency Banking Relief Act, which cause three out of every four banks to open in a week. Also during Franklin's first 100 days of presidency, he created programs and institutions as a part of his New Deal plan, which included the AAA, the PWA, and the CCC. In an addition to the new programs, he aimed to provide economic relief to workers and farmers, and creating jobs for those who are unemployed. Franklin also created the federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which protects the accounts of depositors, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, which regulated the stock market. As the economy began to recover, in 1935, Franklin asked the Congress to pass more reforms, which is known as the "Second New Deal". Those reforms included the Social Security act, and the Works Progress Administration.