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Franklin Roosevelt | president who attempted to combat the damage wrought by the Great Depression by designing the New Deal in order to create more jobs and expandingthe power of the presidency in order to increase government's involvement in business and labor; also attempted to add justices to the Supreme Court; in addition, he created the Good Neighbor policy to improve friendly relations with Latin America, restore public confidence in public bannks and limit risks associated with savings and investments; and he during World War II Roosevelt emphasized that America had to become the arsenal of democracy; Roosevelt was opposed by congress for breaking the laws of checks and balances and attempting to put more judges on the Supreme Court; his New Deal was opposed by business owners, and his third election created so much of a controversy that the president's terms were officially limited to two terms |
New Deal | instituted by President Roosevelt to create more jobs in America by increasing government involvement in business and labor; with his New Deal, Rossevelt expanded Social Welfare programs and funded public works programs |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | system instituted by President Roosevelt intended to limit risks associated with savings and investments |
Securities and Exchange Commission | system instituted by President Roosevelt to limit risks associated with savings and investments |
Good Neighbor policy | foreign policy initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt intended to improve relations with Latin America |
Lyndon B. Johnson | another president who supported programs that provided direct help to those in need and expanded the power of the presidency |
Abraham Lincoln | another president who expanded the power of the presidency |
Lend-Lease | program instituted by President Roosevelt in which Congress was to lend money over for the developement of weapons and war supplies |