... people were desperate for work and Roosevelt knew that some employers might try to take advantage of them. In 1933 Roosevelt introduced the N.I.R.A. (National Industrial Recovery Act). The main function for this act was to create purchasing power which would help industry recover and stimulate employment. Within this Act the N.R.A (Nation Recovery Administration) was set up. The N.R.A. was aimed at employers and encouraged them to cut out ... a traitor to the class'. Rich businessmen hated Roosevelt because they thought that his policies interfered too much with their businesses. Roosev...

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... Hoover administration. The Democrats won an overwhelming success in the election, carrying all but six states2. With the election of Roosevelt came the New Deal. The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) was the most innovative early New Deal measure. It provided for two major recovery programs vastly expanded public works effort, carried out by the Public Works Administration, and a complex program to regulate American business and ... this "court-packing" attempt. The pressures for new legislation abated after 1937, and opposition to extending the New Deal mounted rapidly, especiall...

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