Assesment of Roosevelt

To a certain extent Roosevelt was responsible for the improvement for many Americans in the 1930ґs but it was not just down to FDR, himself, there were other factors to, such as the war, trade unionists and cinema. When the USA became involved in the Second World War, the demand for American manufactured goods and food increased dramatically, this in turn meant that the economy was lifted out of the depression. The Wagner Act of 1935 gave labour unions greater protection and workers rights to membership without losing jobs, yet many employers still refused to recognise them. It w…