it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.” Franklin D. Roosevelt The Great Depression had devastated the nation. Before the New Deal‚ there was no insurance on deposits at banks. When thousands of banks closed there was no national safety net‚ no public unemployment insurance‚ and no Social Security Relief. In 1931 unemployment in the U.S. increased from 4% to 25%. So in response to the great depression‚ Roosevelt focused on what historians call the "3 Rs": Relief‚ Recovery‚
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bombing of Pearl Harbour‚ leaving them to wonder if the Americans had ever heard of the 1904 surprise attack on the Russian Naval base at Port Arthur. In less than twenty-four hours after the Japanese aggression‚ United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt would address the congress: Yesterday‚ December 7‚ 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.... I ask that the Congress
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ANNA ELEANOR ROOSEVELT ROOSEVELT Birth: 11 October 1884 New York City‚ New York Father: Elliott Roosevelt‚ born 28 February 1860‚ New York City‚ New York; heir (although he held no salaried work position‚ he was called a “sportsman” by his daughter Eleanor Roosevelt‚ indicating his occupation of big game hunting‚ his letters about which were later edited and published by her); in his early adulthood he was listed by title as junior partner in a real estate firm‚ and in 1892‚ a brief
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political changes that occurred as a result of the actions of one individual from the following list of United States leaders: • Martin Luther King‚ Jr. • Susan B. Anthony • Eleanor Roosevelt • Andrew Jackson Eleanor Roosevelt Born into a select group of families known as New York Society‚ Eleanor Roosevelt would become known for her compassion for all human kind‚ regardless of race‚ religion‚ sex or economic status. She would dedicate her life to fighting for the rights of women and children
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HOOVER‚ ROOSEVELT‚ AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt were both very different‚ but they had a common goal. Both presidents wanted to help end the Great Depression. Roosevelt‚ commonly referred to as F. D. R.‚ was the only one that truly succeeded. Herbert Hoover was president during the 1930’s. During the time of the Great Depression‚ Hoover was very cautious. He decided that giving people money directly would hurt their morale. He also
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of economic and political reasons. To achieve the prominence and longevity of "New Nationalism‚" Roosevelt and his surrounding "Brain Trust" of lawyers and professors reasoned that "bigness was unavoidable" and that "competition in most of its forms is wasteful and costly" (759). One economic example that gave rise to "New Nationalism" was a method called the New Deal. Under the New Deal Roosevelt proposed many reforms that aimed to decrease the financial strain of many Americans. For example
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Eleanor Roosevelt‚ The Social Worker As the wife of a popular United States president‚ Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City‚ October 11‚ 1884‚ and died November 7‚ 1962. She was an active worker for social causes. She was the niece of President Theodore Roosevelt‚ and was raised by her maternal grandmother after the premature death of her parents. In 1905 she married her cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt. They had six children‚ but one of them died in infancy. Although she
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Eleanor Roosevelt was a strong woman who was caring‚ generous‚ and loving. She experienced many horrible things as a child‚ such as her father‚ mother‚ and brother dying when she was only seven years old. As a young child Eleanor had it exceptionally tough‚ her mother used to call her “granny” because of her seriousness. Eleanor was always called the ugly duckling as a child because of her looks and appearance. Then Eleanor’s mother‚ Ana‚ became ill with painful headaches‚ and would ask Eleanor to
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ELEANOR ROOSEVELT: A LIFE OF LEADERSHIP Introduction The legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt is essentially contested. To many‚ her role as First Lady‚ delegate to the UN‚ Democratic Party member‚ humanitarian and social activist immortalized her as "the conscience of the nation". However critics - deriding her as a "gadfly" and an "unfit woman" - cite many flaws in her leadership capacity. Roosevelt was never elected to office. She was reluctant to assume the responsibilities of being the First
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Revolution: Benjamin Franklin The American Revolution influenced so much more than just people’s taxes and freedom. It influenced writing and speeches of people at the time. The American Identity during the American Revolution was reflected in Benjamin Franklins writing such as the "Poor Richard’s Almanac" and The Declaration of Independence (he helped draft the document). Political‚ social‚ and economic factors shaped Franklin’s writing The political circumstances Benjamin Franklin was in greatly
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