Under FDR, the American federal government assumed new and powerful roles in the nation's economy, in its corporate life, and in the health, welfare, and well-being of its citizens. The federal government in 1935 guaranteed unions the right to organize and bargain collectively, and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 established a mechanism for putting a floor under wages and a ceiling on hours that continues to this day. It provided, in 1935, financial aid to the aged, infirm, and unemployed when they could no longer provide for themselves. "Miller Center." Franklin D. Roosevelt: Impact and Legacy-. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2016. <http://millercenter.org/president/biography/fdroosevelt-impact-and-legacy>. Because of the actions taken by president Franklin D. Roosevelt, individuals, communities, nations, and the world is different today because people still have programs to help other people just like how president d. franklin made programs for the people who didn’t have jobs and it’s also different today because everybody is making sure the great depression doesn’t happen now than in U.S history. "Social and Cultural Effects of the Depression." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2016. <http://www.ushistory.org/us/48e.asp>. “The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity - or it will move apart.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt.
"Franklin D. Roosevelt." The White House. The White House, 29 Dec. 2014. Web. 21 Nov. 2016. <https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/franklindroosevelt>.
"Franklin D. Roosevelt." The White House. The White House, 29 Dec. 2014. Web. 21 Nov. 2016. <https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/franklindroosevelt>.