Roosevelt Sources Questions
AMEIRCAN HISTORY COURSEWORK. ) At the time when Roosevelt was running for president, had gained a lot of supporters because of in speeches he was very charismatic and energetic and had persuaded the American people that he would help America from the situation they were in. America was hit with the depression and was in desperate circumstances to get out of it. He had promised them a New Deal, which would help America to get back on its feet and will benefit all the workers. At the time the President was Hoover. Being a Republican his beliefs were that everyone should help themselves and the government should not play a part in helping. The wealthier were able to live out a normal life, but the middle class and workers had suffered greatly, which had led to homelessness and unemployment. Roosevelt was a Democrat and had completely opposite views to the Republicans. He believed that the government should use all the power and money it has to help the workers with their problems such as unemployment. He unlike Hoover offered hope to most Americans that with his help he can bring back America to normality. Hoover not offering any hope gained Roosevelt a lot of supporters than he may have expected. 2) Source B is in favour of Roosevelt. He was either a democrat or a supporter of Roosevelt or had benefited from the New Deal. He clearly only makes comments on Roosevelt's good
U.S. Reaction to the Two World Wars
Essay #3: Compare and contrast U.S. reaction to war in Europe in 1914 with its reaction in 1939. U.S. Reaction to the Two World Wars The First World War was a war that would forever change the history of the world, a war that officially began in 1914. The Second World War, with the formal commencing date in 1939, had the same drastic effect on the world. In both wars, the Allies probably would have lost the war had it not been for the eventual aid of the United States, as reluctantly as it may have been given. In both cases, the United States had the same general reaction to the brewing, and often raging, war in Europe, although some slight differences did exist. Public opinion in regard to the each of the World Wars was similar as far as the United States' initial reactions in the beginning of the wars. In 1914, the American public was shocked when Europe erupted in war. Stunned, the United States decide to hold with their tradition of "not allying the nation with any European power or becoming involved in a war on the other side of the Atlantic" (AP Prep Book 447). Nevertheless, despite attempting to remain neutral in both actions and thoughts, the American citizens unintentionally favored Great Britain. The newspapers were partially to blame for the one-sided view of the "ruthless" Germans, and the sinking of the Lusitania only helped to reinforce the American public's
World War 2 - two book reviews
Norling Justin Norling HIST 470 Book Review 1 October 10, 2012 The first and perhaps the lesser interesting of the two books was Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power, 1909 – 1941. But although it may not have been as interesting as the second book, it was still a very good, and well written piece. The author of the book, Mark Peattie, was inspired to write this book as a sequel to an earlier written book entitled Kaigun after proving it to be very successful amongst readers, and following much deserved positive feedback. Kaigun explored all aspects of the Japanese Navy but only had a small section dedicated to the Air Power in which proved to be so important during the early to mid-1900’s. This is perhaps why Peattie felt that writing Sunburst was so important. This book demonstrates with great clarity the strengths and weaknesses of Japanese naval aviation from its origin in 1909 to its extreme capability it showed right before the beginning of the Pacific War. Peattie also gives a very detailed description of Japan's naval air operation over China from 1937 to 1941, and then also touches on all the noticeable aspects of the naval air service: training, personnel, tactics, doctrine, technology, and industrial base. In doing so, he combines data found in previous handbooks with important new information resulting from Japanese language sources.
Roosevelt and The New Deal
History coursework: The USA Roosevelt and The New Deal . How far was Roosevelt himself responsible for his election victory in 1932? Although Roosevelt did do a lot to promote himself, he was not wholly responsible for his election victory in 1932. The general feeling of the time was not a good one, as Hoover, the current President was doing nothing to help his people out of the Depression, which had occurred as result of the Wall Street Crash in 1929. Until 1932, Hoover refused to accept that there was a major problem. The current government of the time was made up of Republicans, who believed in the policy of laissez-faire (let it be). They believed that people should be left to sort out their own problems; however, it was help from the government that they actually needed. Even though Hoover continually insisted that 'prosperity is just around the corner', he did little to help his people towards this. As Hoover and his government did not do much to help those hit by the Depression, many people ended up living in poverty. Shanty towns called 'Hoovervilles' emerged, which managed to show the ordinary people's contempt for their leader. Hoover also didn't do much to increase employment amongst those living in squalor. In 1932, 13 million people were out of work and evictions became more common. Hoover even told a newspaper reporter, "Nobody's actually starving." Many of
Which group made more progress as a result of World War Two: American women, or American black people?
Which group made more progress as a result of World War Two: American women, or American black people? Women and black people both suffered before the war; jobs, rights and wages were all very different to white men who were definitely considered superior. But the question is, who progressed more in the time of World War Two? Regardless to say, both groups progressed, but by how much? Who really was better off after the war? Before the war women didn't have much opportunity in the job market. Women were expected to be the perfect housewives as well as being thought of as weak and not clever enough to do "proper" jobs which the men were employed to do. There was much inequality between women and men and very stereotypical views of both sexes. Men were allowed to do as they wished and women were treated as possessions as opposed to people. Women cleaned, cooked and looked after the men because it was their supposed "duty" to do so. I think that women before the war were very much insignificant to America's economy. Blacks before the war had little to no opportunity in the job market. They were often extremely badly paid, and looked down upon by the rest of the community. People were extremely racist at this time and it was thought of as acceptable to be so, showing America's prejudice against skin colour. Many blacks worked as farm hands, being paid virtually nothing,
Japan-American Relations into World War II.
Japan-American Relations into World War II Gurnek Bassi History 1BB3 Student # 0342809 TA - W. Ferris January 31, 2003 The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese and the infamous atom bomb attack on Hiroshima, Japan by the Americans were the two pinnacles of World War II between the Japanese and Americans. Although both of these attacks were extremely sudden and executed whilst the other country was unprepared, the events which led to the beginning of the Jap-American war had begun nine years prior. Following in the footsteps of countries such as Germany and Italy, Japan had begun to take a more aggressive approach in raising their status in the world. The easiest route to power is through imperialism, and therefore, Japan sought to gain power through domination of city-states of other countries, namely China. The problem with this was that Britain also owned parts of China, and Japanese advances into China would also affect Britain rule. The United States, being both allies to Britain and "peace-keepers" at this point in time, thought to involve themselves in this fray. Over the next few years, a diplomatic battle was being fought between the U.S. and Japan, leading to a trade embargo, frozen funds in the two countries, and throughout Europe, and a battle for peace in China. In 1932, in the very beginning of the conflict, the Stimson Doctrine was written.1 This
European decolonisation after the World War Two.
European decolonisation after the World War Two Background of European colonisation: * European colonisation started since European Powers navigated and explored around the world in 15th century. * European Powers colonized on every continents. * The pace of European colonisation went faster after the Industrial Revolution, because of advance in technology of European Powers and their higher desire for colonies. * At the early 20th century, over 10000000square miles and 150million population were under colonial rule. Why European Powers established colonial empire? * Rise of imperialism - European Powers seek for colonies in the object of imperialistic power expansion. * External trade - After the Industrial Revolution, productivity of European countries increased sharply that local consumption wasn't adequate to absorb it. European Powers captured colonies and exported goods to colonies in order to solve the problem of excess productivity. * Source of material and natural resources - Large amount of material and natural resources were needed by European powers for economic use and also support their military force. * Sign of hegemony - Colonies were also a sign of hegemony, national glory, power and strength. Major colonial states in Europe before the World War Two: * Britain - colonized India, Malaya, Pakistan, Burma, Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Hongkong, Gibraltar,
Roosevelt - The Great Depression
History: Roosevelt - The Great Depression Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a Democrat, came from a wealthy New York family and was educated at Harvard University. He entered politics in 1910 and elected Governor of New York State in 1928 after surviving a bout of polio. The Democrats choose Roosevelt as their candidate to oppose Hoover in the 1932 Presidential Election. During the campaign he said, "I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a New Deal for the American people". He promised to use government money and power to rebuild the economy. Roosevelt won with a landslide victory. One of the main reasons for this was that the previous President, Hoover, had not controlled, or attempts to help the economic downfall of the United States. Hoover thought matters would right themselves and therefore took little action. In 1932 Hoover did eventually find some money to help a number of struggling banks and businesses, but he refused to set up federal relief programmes to aid the unemployed. As the Depression dragged on, a protest movement developed among the hungry and the unemployed. Many Americans had lost confidence in President Hoover and were looking for new leadership that arrived in the form of Roosevelt. Once elected, Roosevelt had many problems facing him and his party that the American people expected him to solve. * Most of the populace was unemployed. Over 12 million Americans
How Did the Second World War Affect America?
How did the Second World War affect America? Ben Lovett When France fell to Germany in 1940, the isolationist American public was somewhat shaken. Suddenly, only Britain stood between the Nazi regime and America. By the December of 1941 the United States was fully committed to the war, and patriotism soared in American Society. The citizens were willing to work longer hours but to invest in the war effort rather than purchase consumer goods. Politically, the country began to shift to the republican hard-liners. America was changing. The wartime president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was a Democrat; however the mid-term congressional elections of 1942 saw the sway in public opinion to the right, leaving congress with a majority of republicans. Although there was much opposition from congress, Roosevelt managed to pass his "New Deal" policies, dragging the USA out of Depression. Yet with twelve million Americans in the armed forces, there were labour shortages and it looked like America would not be able to keep up with the wartime economic boom that she had generated. It was a time for women to take advantage of their economic opportunity. By 1945, women composed 36% of the national workforce. 200,000 women also joined the armed forces as non-combatants. This all led to greater integration of the sexes and a permanent social shift created
Did Franklin Roosevelt simply 'drift into war' or did he 'conspire to bring about American military intervention from the beginning'?
Did Franklin Roosevelt simply 'drift into war' or did he 'conspire to bring about American military intervention from the beginning'? It appears that in the years preceding the Second World War, finding any historical controversy over Franklin Roosevelt's foreign policy is extremely difficult. From the start he had been dedicated to an American policy of isolationism and there are no records to suggest otherwise. However, with the birth of new theories in more recent times, the otherwise flawless nature of FDR's foreign policy as been brought into question. Where once before it was thought that the US were brought into the war because of the attack on its naval fleet in Pearl Harbour, and later the declaration of war from Germany, now new theories have surfaced which involve deception and lies on behalf of Roosevelt. Despite ongoing arguments and lack of factual evidence, I intend to outline the issues involved and formulate some of my own conclusions about Roosevelt's foreign policy and the path of the US into World War II. Isolationism in the 1930's was not a new policy to America. In fact, the concept had existed ever since 1795 and the start of the republican reign in the US. In one of George Washington's speeches he talks about how the 'US should stay at home' and stay well clear from far-off continental affairs. Later, President James Monroe, in a famous speech in 1823
