Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman © 2008 THE HUNDRED DAYS Financial panic prior to Franklin Roosevelt's inauguration led states to declare bank holidays Four-fifths of states suspended all banking operations Conditions so bad even conservatives felt need for government involvement February 1933: Congress submitted 21 st Amendment ending Prohibition Ratified by end of year FDR's inaugural address captured the heart of the country March 9, 1933: FDR summoned special session of Congress, which proceeded to pass his agenda
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