How important was the New Deal to the economic recovery of the USA in the years 1933 to 1941? (24 marks) The First New Deal in 1933 to 1941 had three broad aims. The first aim was relief‚ giving immediate aid to those worst hit. The second aim was recovery‚ to get the struggling economy back on its feet. Finally‚ the third aim was reform‚ to change the financial systems and introduce regulations. It can be argued that the New Deal was important in recovering the economy in the USA due to the alphabet
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Before the 4th of March 1933‚ soon to be president Roosevelt assured that he would react quickly to confront the “dark realities of the moment” and made clear to the Americans that he would “wage a war against the emergency” just as though “we were in fact invaded by a foreign foe.” His speech inspired confidence in its listeners‚ which convinced them to elect a man who was resolved to fund a government which involved itself to greatly improve the lives of common American citizens after the devastating
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How far do you agree that Garibaldi played a more important part than Cavour in the Unification of Italy? Garibaldi and Cavour were two very influential people in the unification for Italy and without them the unification may not have occurred. Although they both ultimately wanted the same thing‚ the unification of Italy‚ they went about it in different ways. Cavour was a highly intellectual man‚ who orchestrated things from a political stand point ensuring good relations with countries like France
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Development of the Cold War‚ in the five years between 1945 and 1950‚ could be argued as taking place for a number of reasons and due to various individuals. It could be easy to simply site Stalin as the main reason responsible for it’s outbreak and growth‚ clear through his approach on communist expansion‚ use of Red Army and inability to uphold agreements. However for a war of any kind to develop there is always more than one party involved and the USA and it’s president Truman could also be said
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How far do you agree with the view that in the years 1933-39‚ Hitler was a ’weak dictator’? Hitler has been categorised as a weak and a strong dictator by structuralist and intentionalist historians respectively‚ intentionalist for the importance of Hitler‚ and structuralist for the importance of those around him. Timothy Mason‚ a British Marxist historian‚ is an example of a structuralist historian‚ believing that Hitler was heavily reliant on those around and supporting him. There is also Ian
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Chapter 27‚ “The New Deal: 1933-1941‚” discusses the United States during the years of the Depression and President Roosevelt’s response with the New Deal. During the New Deal‚ Congress passed a multitude of new laws and created new administrations to try to combat the effects of the Depression. The chapter talks about how the New Deal affected a variety of groups‚ including women‚ blacks‚ Native Americans‚ and the elderly. Eventually‚ the Depression was ended by the outbreak of World War II in Europe
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Roosevelt ’s New Deal The Great Depression started in the United states but spread into a worldwide economic down-turn. The stock market crash of 1929 caused Billions of dollars to be lost along with thousands of investors. It was the “deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world up to that time”(Stock Market Crash). Some say that this was a starting cause of the Great Depression. Over 20‚000 banks failed. On average “one out of four”(Living New Deal)
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How far do you agree that instability in the Gulf Region in the period 1979-2001 was primarily caused by the actions of the Iraqi Government? The Iraqi government in the period from 1979 to 2001 was under the control of the Ba’ath Party and lead by Saddam Hussein‚ a Sunni Muslim whereas most of Iraq is Shiite Muslim. Hussein took control-as in became President of Iraq-in 1979‚ following the resignation of his predecessor‚ under claims of poor health. The main countries in this Gulf region may be
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How far do you agree that the failure of Italian revolutionaries in the years 1820–49 was primarily due to a lack of popular support? I agree that the revolutions that occurred in the years 1820-49 were due to a lack of popular support. Other factors could be the strength of the Austria army‚ how there was no leader‚ a lack of unity and no foreign support. The revolutions failed due to the lack of popular/mass support. The revolutions in Modena‚ Parma and the Papal States had all been unsuccessful
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experienced a period of political calm‚ economic development and social progress in the mid 1920s.” How far do you agree with this judgement? The Stresemann years of 1924-29 have often been portrayed as the “golden years” of Weimar Germany; however this idea has been challenged my many historians. During this period there was an element of political calm but it was mainly typified by political inaction and a failure of coalition governments to agree on any important issues. Economic development did occur
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