Hundred Days

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The Hundred Days refers to the intense early period of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency in 1933 when a flurry of New Deal legislation was rapidly enacted to combat the Great Depression.

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First Hundred Days 2
First 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt 1
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instanceOf historical period
political event
alsoKnownAs First Hundred Days
linked to: Hundred Days
appliesToOfficeholder Franklin D. Roosevelt
branchInvolved United States Congress
executive branch of the United States government
characterizedBy expansion of federal government role in economy
rapid legislative activity
country United States
duration approximately 100 days
economicContext banking crisis in the United States
deflation in the United States economy
mass unemployment in the United States
endDate 1933-06-11
hasKeyEvent Bank holiday of March 1933
Emergency Banking Act
Fireside chats on banking crisis
hasKeyLegislation Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
Banking Act of 1933
Civilian Conservation Corps Act
Emergency Banking Act of 1933
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Glass–Steagall Act of 1933
Home Owners’ Loan Act of 1933
National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933
Tennessee Valley Authority Act
hasLongTermImpact establishment of precedent for activist presidency
redefinition of relationship between federal government and economy
strengthening of federal regulatory state
hasMainGoal combat the Great Depression
provide relief to the unemployed
reform the financial system
stabilize the U.S. economy
involvesPolicyArea agricultural policy
banking regulation
industrial policy
public works
regional development
unemployment relief
legislativeContext New Deal
legislativeOutput large volume of federal legislation
locatedInTimePeriod Great Depression
notableFor creating new federal agencies and programs
restoring public confidence in banks
setting a benchmark for evaluating early presidential performance
policyProgram New Deal
precededBy presidency of Herbert Hoover
linked to: Herbert Hoover
president Franklin D. Roosevelt
startDate 1933-03-04

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New Deal significantEvent Hundred Days
Emergency Banking Act enactedDuring First 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Hundred Days (FDR) alsoKnownAs First Hundred Days
subject linked to: Hundred Days
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Roosevelt administration significantEvent First Hundred Days
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Jonathan Worth Daniels notableWork The First 100 Days of FDR
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