ANALYSIS OF FDR’S INAUGURAL SPEECH During the time of President ’s Roosevelt ’s First Inaugural Address in early 1933‚ the United States was still feeling the horrible shock and disappointments the Great Depression brought about. In addition‚ the rest of the world‚ especially Europe was also suffering from the outcome of the Great Depression‚ since the US immediately demanded that foreign debts be paid. Other world issues included Europe still dealing with the aftermath of World War I in a revolutionary
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When 10-year-old Amelia Mary Earhart saw her first plane at a state fair‚ she was not impressed. "It was a thing of rusty wire and wood and looked not at all interesting‚" she said. It wasn’t until Earhart attended a stunt-flying exhibition‚ almost a decade later‚ that she became seriously interested in aviation. A pilot spotted Earhart and her friend‚ who were watching from an isolated clearing‚ and dove at them. "I am sure he said to himself‚ ’Watch me make them scamper‚’" she said. Earhart‚ who
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Hoover’s Humiliation in 1932 1.Hoover had been swept into the presidential office in 1928‚ but in 1932‚ he was swept out with equal force‚ as he was defeated 472 to 59. 2.One striking feature of the 1932 presidential election results was that African Americans shifted from their Republican allegiance and became a vital element in the Democratic party. 3.During the lame-duck period (November 4 Election Day to March 4 Inauguration Day)‚ Hoover tried to initiate some of Roosevelt’s plans
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Chapter 23 The 1920s: Coping with Change (1920-1929) I. Economy A. Booming business 1. Unemployment as low as three percent‚ steady prices‚ and the GNP grew by 43 percent from 1922 to 1929 2. Consumer goods such as home appliances (vacuums‚ refrigerators‚ washing machines‚ etc.) i. Sixty percent of US homes electrified by mid 1920s 3. Automobiles i. By end of decade‚ automobile industry accounted for about nine percent of all wages in manufacturing and stimulated
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On October 29‚ 1929‚ a date named Black Tuesday marked the greatest stock market crash the United States had ever seen. It had devastating effects on the United States and virtually every other country in the world. The United States suffered through hard economic times until 1941‚ when the Depression officially ended. There is a lot of debate on what ended the Great Depression‚ some say FDR’s “New Deal” programs got the economy rolling again; others credit it to World War II. Without Franklin Delano
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While some refer to the 1920s as the return of the Gilded Age‚ it was really the development of the age of credit. With World War I‚ came an economic system of borrowing money with the intention of turning credit into economic growth that would prosper the country. After all‚ this was the example set by the government with their gracious loans to the allies during war time to reap the benefits of war. During the war‚ many areas of the economy prospered‚ especially agriculture‚ because the United
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Calvin Coolidge‚ America’s thirtieth president‚ led Americans in a different way than other presidents. He became president following the sudden death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. Even though Coolidge was a quiet man‚ he was able to effectively lead America into prosperity. Coolidge grew up as a silent and wealthy boy. He was born on July 4‚ 1872‚ in Plymouth Notch‚ Vermont.When Coolidge was twelve years old‚ his mother died. His teenage sister‚ Abigail Grace Coolidge‚ died several years later
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In spite of the fact that Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal gave help to a huge number of Americans‚ the New Deal eventually fizzled on the grounds that it didn’t end the Great Depression. The New Deal was basically insufficient to cure the economy of its diseases. As a matter of fact‚ the New Deal was very effective in accomplishing the restricted objective of giving quick help to a huge number of eager‚ destitute‚ and jobless Americans. The Federal Emergency Relief Act‚ for instance‚ reserved about
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nineteenth amendment for women’s suffrage and the Adjusted Compensation Act to get better pay for veterans. But after the flourish of the 1920s‚ America had to deal with the Great Depression the decade after which received mixed responses from both Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt. But little did the Presidents know that the Great Depression will become a major turning point in American history as the United States government tries to respond to the greatest economic disaster in American history.
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“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself (History.com).” At the time of the Great Depression the people were panicked‚ this quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt helped to demonstrate that there was hope left after all the tragic events. Although the Great Depression was a tragic day in history‚ society has been benefitted by making different approaches and laws because of the mistakes that were made during the Great depression‚ electing Franklin D. Roosevelt to which he made new regulations‚ and
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