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=The First Hundred Days-ceww!!!!!= toc The First Hundred Days refers to President Franklin Roosevelt's first 100 days in office and what he did in that time period. These first 100 days are important because Roosevelt did so much, and helped a country that was desperate. Congress complied with almost all of Roosevelt's ideas and had little debate with him. Roosevelt even solved a major bank problem in his first 8 days by declaring a bank holiday so they could straighten out the problem. This convinced congress that Roosevelt was a good choice and the New Deal was the right way to go.

Why Did We Need This??
Roosevelt's plan to end The Great Depression was called The New Deal. The new deal consisted of two parts. The first part was to provide instant relief to the people who needed it most. Then he said that they needed to reform our economy by organization and tie loose edges so it was more efficient. We really needed this new deal if we wanted the depression to end and America to get back to its regular business cycle. Lots of people were losing jobs and they were suffering because they couldn't pay for the necessities. The people elected Roosevelt because they knew that he would make things better and fast.

THe Beginning of THe Hundred Days
Roosevelt did a lot during his first 100 days in office. HIs first day as President, March 4, 1933, he called COngress in for a special session- he wanted them to stay in Washington so laws could be passed more quickly. They passed laws that helped the U.S. banking industry and saved american agriculture. When Congress' special session ended on June 16, 1933 the New Deal was in place. " America, though still staggering, was off the mat and back in the fight."

What Did it do to Help?
During the 100 days Roosevelt passed laws and acts to help the people get through their personal depressions. One of the laws passed was The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). THis helped 250,000 men ages 18-25, gave then jobs and provided shelter. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), gave about 500mil. to people to help them out ( different from Hoover's "help yourself" attitude). Because America was in such an economic slump, Congress pretty much gave Roosevelt what he wanted because they didn't know what else to do (not neccesarily a bad thing).

End
At the end of The Hundred Days President Roosevelt had passed 15 major laws,15 messages to Congress and 10 speeches, held press conferences and cabinet meetings twice a week,sponsored an international conference, made all major policy decisions, foreign and domestic, and America was a lot better off than it used to be. American's felt a lot better with Roosevelt because he came in and he knew what he wanted to do and was confident. Roosevelt was great because he was everything that the people needed and knew what he needed to do!

Conclusion
The Hundred Days Roosevelt spent in office were very important. He jump started the economy and got America hopefull again. The American people looked up to Roosevelt and believed in what he was saying, plus- everyone trusted him. Few presidents after Roosevelt were even moderatly successful, in the end Roosevelt was very successful and got America back on its feet- he was also the only one who served 4 terms in office. ==Bibliography == The Story of America; by: John A. Garraty http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/First100days.htm http://college.cengage.com/polisci/resources/first_100_days/articles/critical.html Mr. Larson's Powerpoints!