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 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelt 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
political event
alsoKnownAs Hundred Days
surface form: First Hundred Days
appliesToOfficeholder President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: 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 of America
surface form: 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
Glass–Steagall Act
surface form: Banking Act of 1933

Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933
surface form: Civilian Conservation Corps Act

Emergency Banking Act
surface form: Emergency Banking Act of 1933

Federal Emergency Relief Administration
surface form: Federal Emergency Relief Act

Glass–Steagall Act
surface form: Glass–Steagall Act of 1933

Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933
surface form: Home Owners’ Loan Act of 1933

National Industrial Recovery Act
surface form: National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933

Tennessee Valley Authority
surface form: 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 Herbert Hoover
surface form: presidency of Herbert Hoover
president President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
startDate 1933-03-04

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