In the late 1920s and 1930s, the people living in the United States suffered through its greatest depression ever. President Roosevelt's solution to end the Great Depression was what became known as the New Deal. Although it improved the situation and helped the United States get back on its feet; it was a conservative plan for a radical problem.
             The first thing Roosevelt did was to ask congress to give him broad Executive power to wage a war against the Depression. This power was granted, and the New Deal programs began. An Emergency Banking Relief Bill was passed. It provided for the reopening of all banks. They had been closed due to Roosevelt's four-day bank holiday. When the banks reopened those that were strong enough to stand on their own, did and the ones that didn't were reorganized by the provisions of the Emergency Banking Relief Bill. This was a very conservative act because it left the same bankers in charge.
             Roosevelt spoke to the nation on the radio. This was the first of his "fireside chats". He told the public that the banks were reopened and it was safe to deposit money. His reassurance restored confidence in the economic system and the people redeposited their savings in the banks.
             Next was the Agricultural Adjustment Act. Overproduction and growing surpluses caused the farmers' economic state of depression. This forced the farmers to lower their prices in order to sell their products. By doing this, their profit margins were poor. In order to help alleviate this problem, the Agricultural Adjustment Act stated that the government would pay farmers to reduce their acreage or plow under crops. This would raise the prices of food and hopefully help the farmers profit. To further help the farmers, the Farm Credit Act was passed to give short- and medium-term loans so farmers would keep their land.
             To reduce unemployment, Roosevelt suggested creating the Civilian Conser...