President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the New Deal program to attack the Great Depression that was plummeting the nation into a financial crisis; his plan can be said to have been a radical departure from Roosevelt’s predecessors. Roosevelt was brought to power with the expectation that he would initiate a major shift in the nature of government, and his actions following his campaign can rightfully be dubbed as the work of a radical. Roosevelt’…showed first 75 words of 467 total…

…showed last 75 words of 467 total…the Pres. and the gov’t. were responsible for correcting any or all problems that they had. Even so, Roosevelt’s radical actions had stabilized the economy and prevented economic collapse. Conservatives argue that Roosevelt undermined individualism and free enterprise, but really he simply saved the nation with his ideas and reforms. Roosevelt may have used the fed. gov’t. intensely in society, but he saved thousands of unemployed workers and helped his fellow man.