1FortheAfricanAmericancommunitytheprogressiveerawasntprogressivediscussDuringthe
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For the AfricanAmerican community, the progressive era wasn't progressive. discuss. During the progressive era, the AfricanAmerican community wasn't so progressive
because the power was only distributed to the white males and AfricanAmericans worked as slaves or indentured servants. The unfortunate situation of AfricanAmericans was overlooked and they didn't have any rights whatsoever. Furthermore, they were restricted to attend school with other white student or own properties in certain neighborhood, they weren’t even allowed to sit with the whites in public transportations. The segregation in the south flourished thanks to the
Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson, in the 1896 'separate but equal'. It is a legal status which implies the legal separation between white and colored race. It was quickly expanded to include all public and private institution.
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Which had the greater force in driving American society before World War Two morality or capitalism. The greater force that drove the American society before WWII was capitalism, because
it was an opportunity to make money. It was their chance to escape the social crisis of depression caused by World War I. Franklin D. Roosevelt created a new policy called the ‘New Deal’ but even so almost half the country workforce was still unemployed,
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President Roosevelt’s response to the Great Depression failed because it was not radical enough. Comment.
The New Deal was a band aid that had the unfortunate effect of creating the Welfare State that we live in today. The initial goal was simply to provide jobs to get us out of the depression, even if that meant creating significant debt owed by the Federal government. That portion was pretty clearly successful (although I agree WWII complicates things). However, the failure lies in that it will never end bigger government and greater entitlements lead to more and more of the same. Look at some stats
For the AfricanAmerican community, the progressive era wasn't progressive. discuss. During the progressive era, the AfricanAmerican community wasn't so progressive
because the power was only distributed to the white males and AfricanAmericans worked as slaves or indentured servants. The unfortunate situation of AfricanAmericans was overlooked and they didn't have any rights whatsoever. Furthermore, they were restricted to attend school with other white student or own properties in certain neighborhood, they weren’t even allowed to sit with the whites in public transportations. The segregation in the south flourished thanks to the
Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson, in the 1896 'separate but equal'. It is a legal status which implies the legal separation between white and colored race. It was quickly expanded to include all public and private institution.
2.
Which had the greater force in driving American society before World War Two morality or capitalism. The greater force that drove the American society before WWII was capitalism, because
it was an opportunity to make money. It was their chance to escape the social crisis of depression caused by World War I. Franklin D. Roosevelt created a new policy called the ‘New Deal’ but even so almost half the country workforce was still unemployed,
3.
President Roosevelt’s response to the Great Depression failed because it was not radical enough. Comment.
The New Deal was a band aid that had the unfortunate effect of creating the Welfare State that we live in today. The initial goal was simply to provide jobs to get us out of the depression, even if that meant creating significant debt owed by the Federal government. That portion was pretty clearly successful (although I agree WWII complicates things). However, the failure lies in that it will never end bigger government and greater entitlements lead to more and more of the same. Look at some stats