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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical period
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political event → |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Hundred Days
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| appliesToOfficeholder |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| branchInvolved |
United States Congress
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executive branch of the United States government → |
| characterizedBy |
expansion of federal government role in economy
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rapid legislative activity → |
| country |
United States
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| duration |
approximately 100 days
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| economicContext |
banking crisis in the United States
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deflation in the United States economy → mass unemployment in the United States → |
| endDate |
1933-06-11
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| hasKeyEvent |
Bank holiday of March 1933
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Emergency Banking Act → Fireside chats on banking crisis → |
| hasKeyLegislation |
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
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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
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redefinition of relationship between federal government and economy → strengthening of federal regulatory state → |
| hasMainGoal |
combat the Great Depression
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provide relief to the unemployed → reform the financial system → stabilize the U.S. economy → |
| involvesPolicyArea |
agricultural policy
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banking regulation → industrial policy → public works → regional development → unemployment relief → |
| legislativeContext |
New Deal
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| legislativeOutput |
large volume of federal legislation
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| locatedInTimePeriod |
Great Depression
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| notableFor |
creating new federal agencies and programs
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restoring public confidence in banks → setting a benchmark for evaluating early presidential performance → |
| policyProgram |
New Deal
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| precededBy |
presidency of Herbert Hoover
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| president |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| startDate |
1933-03-04
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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New Deal
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Roosevelt administration ("First Hundred Days") → |
significantEvent |
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Hundred Days (FDR)
("First Hundred Days")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Emergency Banking Act
("First 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt")
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enactedDuring |