Question

What did roosevelt say to the nation to help calm their fears

Answer 1

His inaugural speech in which he asserted that the only thing they need to fear is fear itself.

Step-by-step explanation:

He placed the economic doom of that moment on the greed and shortsightedness of bankers and money changers, whom he believed, just like the populace, have failed.

Unemployment was at the roof top and to combat it he assured Americans that the first to do was to the population to work. This he believes will lift the nation up quickly.

His foreign policy of good neighbor was a vista on how he intends to treat the people of other nationalities.

His major efforts in calming the nerves of the people was in his ability to identify with the masses. He presented himself as anti establishment.

Answer 2

Answer: Roosevelt started his speech by saying "the only thing we (i.e Americans) have to fear is fear itself"

Explanation: This statement is meant to convey to the American people that they should only be afraid of allowing their fears to limit their efforts to fix the problems facing the country. The use of the pronoun "we" inferred they were all in it together. The fear is made out to be a psychological roadblock which must be overcome in order to take actual action.

This was meant to convey a feeling of reassurance to the citizens as the president is telling them that the challenges ahead are not so insurmountable as not to be able to overcome them. Also, they had to overcome these fears in order to focus on supporting the country's leadership.