Compare and contrast the New Deal of 1932 to 1935 with the “Second New Deal.”

During Roosevelt’s first two years, the New Deal consisted of a series of experiments, some contradictory, some well-thought-out, but all designed to stem the worst of the Depression and begin a new course—to keep people from starving, to put them back to work, to get more money into circulation. In 1935 there was a shift in focus; some called it the “Second New Deal.” It was not a radical change, but it did involve greater attention to long-term financial security for more Americans. Thus, for example, it was in Roosevelt’s second term that the Social Security system was created.