New Era Through World War January 25‚ 2014 Response Paper #1 Daily Life in the US 1920-1940 The 1920s is an era remembered as the “Roaring Twenties”. The age of mass marketing had begun. With a model T in every driveway and the stock market soaring‚ the 1920s made more than a few men millionaires. The 1920s will always be remembered for its speakeasies‚ Babe Ruth‚ Amos and Andy‚ Charles Lindbergh‚ and the flapper. This must have been a very exciting time to be alive‚ without the knowledge
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candidate‚ Governor of New York Alfred Smith‚ the first Catholic candidate to run for president‚ and the Socialist candidate‚ Norman Thomas. Prohibition was a major campaign issue; Republicans supported it‚ the Democrats opposed it. Hoover received 58% pop vote. 1932: Republican Herbert Hoover against Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ who had been a New York State legislator‚ assistant secretary of the navy under Wilson‚ a vice-presidential candidate in 1920‚ and a two-term governor of New York. Roosevelt
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THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND THE NEW DEAL‚ 1929-1939 THE CHAPTER IN PERSPECTIVE By the 1920s‚ the corporate industrial economy had grown for more than half a century. Along with its strengths‚ serious weaknesses developed. Few Americans noticed them because of the hot pursuit of material wealth. The consumer culture of the 1920s and a businessoriented government promoted the pursuit not only of money but of debt as well. When mass purchasing power could no longer sustain prosperity‚ the economy collapsed
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institutions. The New Deal was a series of domestic economic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1938to help America eventually recover from the Depression; The New Deal focus on the ‘3 Rs’: Relief‚ Recovery‚ and Reform. Relief is for the unemployed and poor; Recovery of the economy to normal levels; and Reform of the financial system to prevent another depression. Many historians distinguish between a “First New Deal” that happened between 1933-1934 and a “Second New Deal” that happened
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Political Climate of The 1930s Roosevelt was elected in 1932. American people are tired of Hoover’s “hear nothing‚ see nothing‚ do nothing government.” This played a major part in Roosevelt’s winning the election. When he pledged to create a new deal for the American people‚ he won the election by a landslide. During his first hundred days as President‚ Roosevelt was quick to make changes. He started by Shoring up the Nation’s Banks‚ meaning he closed all the banks for several days until Congress
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2013 Kirsten Morris U.S History Period 4 March 22‚ 2013 The Progressive Era‚ New Deal‚ and Great Society are similar in the terms of their origins‚ goals‚ and legacies to a mild extent. All three of the Era’s have similar origins‚ goals‚ and legacies. The Progressive Era was faced with the trouble of an economic collapse and had to find a way to dig the nation out of poverty and sorrow. That is where the New Deal Era comes along and helps the nation get back from the damage of the great depression
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as railroads‚ textiles‚ and steel can barely make an income. New types of transportations such as trucks‚ buses‚ and private automobiles forced some railroad companies out of business. Mining and lumbering‚ which thrived during WWII‚ lost businesses due to the lack of demand. Because new forms of energy were introduced (natural gas‚ hydroelectricity‚ and oil)‚ the coal industry saw their profits drop. One important indication is that new houses were built less and less. That ’s because when housing
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although they had major impact during the great depression era.(Thesis) FDR and his administration made the people of the U.S a top priority by establishing and creating new laws and deals. (Topic Sentence) FDR was able to accomplish many things in order get the nation out of the depression‚ one of them was establishing new deal programs.(Example) For example‚ “The emergency purpose of the N.R.A is to put people to work”( Text 3 lines 8-9).(Explanation) This helps to explain that FDR established
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The New Deal was a collection of federal programs such as economic recovery‚ job creation‚ and investment in public works that were launched by President Franklin D. Roosevelt after being taken into presidential office in 1933 where all of his ideas were successful but eventually shifted as time went on. Roosevelt’s involvement in Public works was really a phenomenal idea to create jobs and to come together as a nation. As an idea of Roosevelt’s I found that his objective was‚ “The New Deal built
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt “I pledge you‚ I pledge myself‚ to a new deal for the American people.” (New Deal Speech‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt) The New Deals three main topics helped to piece the country back together. By using the three “R’s” of the New Deal; Relief‚ Recovery‚ and Reform‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt was able to assist the nation in its effort to survive. The New Deal point of Relief helped the nation to survive and later thrive. The main goal of Relief was to help the panic of the depression end
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