What initiatives did the Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Hundred Days introduce?

Answer 1

FDR's 100 days of lawmaking is more commonly known as the New Deal. The programs were in response to America's crippled position as a result of the Depression.

Some of the most common initiatives he started was the Emergency Banking Act which closed all banks and reopened sound ones with help from the federal government. The Economy Act cut the spending budget of the federal government by reducing the salaries to government employees and cutting veteran benefits. The Farm Security Act created higher incomes for many farmers so they could make a living in agriculture. The Agricultural Adjustment Act sought to raise prices for commodities through artificial scarcity. The National Industrial Recovery Act protected the salaries of factory workers. The most important act of the New Deal which is still in place today is the Social Security Act which established a system of universal retirement pensions, unemployment insurance, and welfare benefits.

Answer 2

congress passed 8 major acts to meet the economic crisis, setting a pace for new legislation that has never been equaled.