Why did fdr sign the social security act in 1935 as a part of the second new deal? question 13 options: roosevelt felt that securing the social aspects of society would make people more likely to support the allies in ww2 roosevelt needed to include protections to the young and healthy workers who were fueling the economic turnaround roosevelt believed senior citizens did not benefit from the first new deal roosevelt was concerned that the banking industry would enter in to another collapse with out the social security act

The best answer is "Roosevelt needed to include protections to the young and healthy workers who were fueling the economic turnaround". Young people at the time were concerned about their well being if something happened to the economy and their jobs. The Social Security Act of 1935 had two parts to it. The first was that it was to help provide support to persons that found themselves unemployed through no fault of their own. The second part was to provide assistance to the elderly and retired workers. These are programs we still have today although not exactly the same as before, most notably that unemployment funds are not attached to Social Security. Social Security provides funds to those who qualify that are retired, or disabled.