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Except, it wasn't FDR as much as WWII that stopped the Great Depression. In fact, many historians argue that FDR's economic policies lengthened the Depression.
But from what I've read, none of them deal with the impact of free trade which was something like 22% of the US economy. Ignoring that 400 lb gorilla doesn't suggest a strong argument.
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act was enacted under Hoover. Not FDR. Without the capacity to export, it might not have mattered what FDR did.