During 1929, the United States was experienced the Great Depression. It was the worst economic decline ever in U.S. history. By the end of the year, unemployment rising, business closing its doors, and poverty on a rise in the United States. President Herbert Hoover tried to fight the Great Depression, but didn't make much difference. Many fearful citizens wanted a leader who would do more to lighten the crisis. They found that leader in Franklin …showed first 75 words of 1360 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1360 total…America. There many causes of the Great Depression. The depression started because of the easy credits, the unequal distribution of wealth and the stock market crash. The economy was affected by the failure of a large part of the nation's banks, businesses, and farms. However, Franklin D. Roosevelt 's new deal policies helped America to get out of this economic collapse and Franklin D. Roosevelt was the most influential presidential leader of the twentieth century.