CHAPTER 23: AMERICA and the GREAT WAR A. THE ROAD TO WAR (p612-6) “Total war “entire resources and population mobilized towards the war effort‚ taking priority over everything else. Also involves going against the entire population of the enemy‚ not just its military. “war to end all wars” WWI said to be this because it was so horrible; it involved so many countries and terrible new weapons and had an incredible casualty statistics that people were sure this would be the very last war. “To make
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American industry. But‚ since Europe responded with their own high tariffs it caused there to be fewer buyers of American goods‚ less trade‚ fewer jobs‚ and etc. This caused the world trade to fall by 2 two-thirds between 1929 and 1934. Herbert Hoover was the President during the Great Depression. It is easy to criticize him on what he did to alleviate the Great
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How successful was President Hoover in lifting American out of the Great Depression in the years 1930-32? (24 marks) In order to answer the above question it is necessary to first look at the seriousness of the Depression. T o measure the success of President Hoover in lifting America out of the Great Depression in the years 1930-32‚ one would have to look at the situation at the end of his term‚ end of 1932. By 1932‚ the growth rate was a staggering -14.7% and the unemployment 24.1%. In 1929
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and if you don’t have a job‚ you don’t have nothing because having a job is apart of the American dream. President Hoover thought the crash was part of a passing recession. on July 1931‚ Hoover wrote a letter to a friend who was the Governor of Illinois. It was very clear to Hoover that the speculations and worldwide economic slowdown made America part of the Great Depression. Hoover did not want to get the government involved in forcing fixed prices and controlling businesses and manipulating the
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Individualism is the moral stance‚ political philosophy‚ ideology‚ or social outlook that emphasizes "the moral worth of the individual". Individualists promote the exercise of one’s goals and desires and so value independence and self-reliance and advocate that interests of the individual should achieve precedence over the state or a social group‚ while opposing external interference upon one’s own interests by society or institutions such as the government. Individualism makes the individual
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Casey McKenzie Mrs. Pona Sophomore Seminar 30 April 2014 Patty Hearst: Mastermind or Victim? “I mean‚ they call it Stockholm syndrome and posttraumatic stress disorder. And‚ you know‚ I had no free will. I had virtually no free will until I was separated from them for about two weeks” (Patty Hearst). In 1974‚ Patty Hearst developed Stockholm syndrome after being kidnapped by an American communist group. She was dependent on her kidnappers and felt secure with them. Because of this‚ she followed the
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Obamacare The Affordable Care Act or more notably called‚ Obamacare is considered to be an extension to the New Deal since Medicare and Medicaid. The article took us back to the election of 1932 where Hoover and F.D.R. competed for presidency. A quote stated in this article reiterated Hoover saying‚ this was “more than a contest between two men‚ it was a contest between two philosophies of government.” A change in America was created that day. Roosevelt’s inaugural term decided to kick out
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did Roosevelt win the 1932 election? – 12 mark question The Republican president‚ Herbert Hoover‚ was personally blamed for failing to deal with the consequences of the Wall Street Crash in October 1929. The Great Depression that followed was the most severe economic depression America had ever seen‚ and the whole world entered a state of poverty and hunger. Following the election in November 1932‚ Hoover was replaced by the Democratic leader‚ Franklin D Roosevelt‚ who aimed to tackle the Depression
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least caring presidents. The approach taken by Hoover was mainly aimed at restoring the level of confidence people have in the economy and banking system. In the process‚ Hoover provided authorization for farmers and agricultural businessmen to stop bankruptcy. Another feature of the approach that was taken by Hoover is rugged individualism‚ whereby‚ each individual should fend for him or herself (Brunner‚ 2012). However‚ the approached by President Hoover were insignificant and harmful to the American
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