considered to be one of the most transformative decades in US history; why? Was it because of the Great Depression? The New Deal? FDR? Or, a combination of all three dynamics. Explain in depth this most important decade and why it was? Did it change American life at all levels forever, even down to the present? Food for thought: from the 1930s to the present, what do citizens expect from their government, not only in times of crises, but everyday? What do we expect from presidential leadership, such as that provided by FDR?