The 1930s were a significant decade in American history because they were tragic and history-making; there was a lot of suffering and conflict with the economy. People lost hope because their lives were ruined and they never thought about how they would grow as a nation. As the years pass the United States begins to recover and brilliant ideas have emerged along the way and great leaders like Franklin Delano Roosevelt lead us through a better path. Although times in the 1930s were difficult and at times hopeless, the United States went through phases of economic, social, cultural, political, and legislative progress. Economic Impacts One of America's conflicts was over human concerns and money. After the stock market crash, getting back on track was difficult. At the highest peak of unemployment, 25%, or 13 million people, were out of work. Businesses were collapsing, as “in Detroit, for example, automobile production dropped by two-thirds, and the number of workers in the city's enormous auto industry fell by more than half” (Lewis). This catastrophe limited citizens' ability to advance in technology due to the massive loss of money. Bank failures increased every year from 1920 to 1931 to 2,294. This caused people not to trust banks and not put in their savings. Because Roosevelt was concerned about our economy, he created a program, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), to allow banks to function much better. The banking system was much more organized. Today our money is safe and covered by the FDIC. “The agency also identifies and monitors risks to its deposit insurance funds and seeks to limit the effects on the U.S. economy if a bank or thrift institution were to fail” (Wallechin...... middle of paper ......i ). The FBI is a valuable source for committing crimes and making society much more civilized. The 1930s may have been marked in history as the tragic era of the United States; much has been learned and adapted since that time. Everything around us, the way we dress or even our tradition comes from somewhere. Learning from the past and bringing ideas from those times benefits Americans and helps us make the right decisions. If we look around, the United States has achieved a lot. All thanks to the hard work of our Americans. The United States has become a much better place, and the new things that came along at that time give us insight into life in the 1930s. The United States has progressed as a nation, and looking back gives us a connection and pride in how the United States survived hardship. This is how the most difficult period America went through brought the best of America, even though it was the most difficult era to overcome.