How successful was the New Deal? To solve the economic problems created by the Great Depression of the 1930s‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt made a New Deal. The aim was to relieve many economic hardships and give Americans faith in the democratic system. The idea of a New Deal was admired by some people and rejected by others. In this essay I will evaluate the successes and the failures of the New Deal: Firstly‚ Roosevelt?s most important step was to prevent banks from collapsing from all American
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Kennedy faced great Congressional opposition during his short presidency and this was a very large reason for the aims of the New Frontier largely going unachieved. However‚ there were other reasons for the limited success of the New Frontier‚ such as Kennedy’s lack of strong mandate due to the very slim majority through which he was elected which was a margin of only 113‚000. This led to many of Kennedy’s proposals being struck down by Congress such as much of his plans for social welfare and unemployment
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The Progressive Era‚ 1900-1920‚ in American history was a time of immense political and economic reform. This reform was done by reformers‚ such as Upton Sinclair‚ and by the federal government. Some of the reforms include those on food regulation‚ increase in voter power and the breakup of trusts. These reforms were generally successful but had some limitations. An example of a successful reform during the Progressive Era was the Meat Inspection Act‚ and the Pure Food and Drug Act‚ which enforced
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1932. Families lived in shacks and ate leftover food from hospitals. Communities couldn’t afford to keep schools open‚ so a third of a million children couldn’t go to school. Years of poverty left Americans asking what the cause of the economic crisis was. The economies of the Allied Powers were damaged by World War I. Great Britain‚ France‚ and the Soviet Union were all in debt and the costs of the war ran resources low. Major cities of Europe were destroyed. Asia and South Africa more industrialized
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To What Extent Was Pitt’s Repressive Policy The Main Reason For His Success In Resisting The Radical Challenge Of 1801? During his administration‚ Pitt proved his worth as a successful and capable prime minister. His approach to his duty was far reaching and effective and his repressive legislation was paramount to his success in resisting the radical challenge in 1801 and Pitt the reformer became Pitt the reactionary. The fall of the main prison and palace‚ the Bastille‚ in Paris sparked the
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How successf ul was the L Successes Aaland Islands‚ 1921 Upper Silesia‚ 1921 Economic collapse in Austria & Hungary‚ 1922-3 Memel 1923 Greek-Bulgarian dispute‚ 1925 Failures Teschen 1919 Vilna‚ 1920 Corfu‚ 1923 The Successes Aaland Islands‚ 1921 Dispute over possession of the Aaland Islands between Sweden and Finland Took it to the league‚ and they decided Finland should have the islands Both countries accepted the League’s decision Upper Silesia‚ 1921 A plebiscite area with
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The Prohibition Era was a period during the 1920’s when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment. This era full of oppression influenced many trends‚ examples being: jazz music and dance. Jazz music originated mainly in New Orleans‚ and is a blend of African and European music. And even though older generations considered the music corrupt and threatening to old cultural values‚ this music and dance style became very well known. Throughout
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How far can it be argued that the activities of the Ku Klux Klan was the most important obstacle to the achievements of Civil Rights for Black people up to 1941? Many obstacles -such as Jim Crow Laws‚ the Supreme Court decision and lack of political influence- prevented Black Americans from gaining equal rights up to 1941. However‚ the biggest obstacle they faced was that of the Ku Klux Klan; an intimidating‚ influential and secret organisation and its only concern was White supremacy. The
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made Germany poorer as they lost a lot of money as no work was being done. The Weimar government tackled this problem in 1924 through Gustav Stresemann the foreign minister. He persuaded the triple entente to accept lower reparation payments‚ (Dawes Plan) this made it easier on the Germans as they had more money to work with and the French could leave the Ruhr so work could continue. Hyperinflation Another problem plaguing Germany was hyperinflation. With money running dangerously low German
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towns and cities. British fortunes were also helped by the fact that the Luftwaffe had never subscribed to a concept of strategic bombing. “British anti-aircraft and civil-defense preparations were inadequate in the summer of 1940”‚ yet the Luftwaffe was unable to wreak the devastating effects feared by many (Axelrod). German tactics were changed again and the Luftwaffe resorted to indiscriminate bombing of larger cities‚ including London‚ Plymouth and Coventry. British fighters were also inexperienced
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