Use Source A and your knowledge of the period to explain why people supported Roosevelt in the 1932 election.
History Coursework ) Study Source A Use Source A and your knowledge of the period to explain why people supported Roosevelt in the 1932 election. In Source A, Roosevelt uses several techniques to increase his support in the 1932 election. Roosevelt's election campaign speech in 1932 said, "I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a New Deal for the American people. This is more than a political campaign; it is a call to arms. Give me your help, not to win votes alone, but to win in this crusade to restore America." This speech is a very new thing for the Americans for up till now they had been listening to the views of the current leader Herbert Hoover and his belief of laissez-faire. Roosevelt's ideas were very different for unlike Herbert Hoover's Ideology of leaving America to resolve its own problems, Roosevelt is trying to preach to the people for a change that will need to be taken to ensure that all of the problems America is facing at the moment vanish. Firstly in his speech Roosevelt immediately makes a promise to the people of America " I pledge myself" this insures that he cannot go back on what he has said and that the American people can trust him and the actions he is going to take. Next he tries to unite the American population to fight together by his patriotic phrase that there is a "call to arms" as if going to war but this war is not physical however it is
Use Source A and your Knowledge of the Period to Explain why People Supported Roosevelt in the 1932 Election.
Use Source A and your Knowledge of the Period to Explain why People Supported Roosevelt in the 1932 Election. In the election of 1932, despite Hoover's efforts to be re-elected, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected as the new president of America. The 1930's was the era of 'The Great Depression', most Americans suffered greatly from the poverty and unemployment caused by the Wall Street Crash yet how did Herbert Hoover help this situation? Well, he believed the government shouldn't interfere with the people's lives, industries and businesses, he called this 'Laissez Faire' (leave alone). He believed he had struggled up through the ranks without any help so other people should have to do the same, 'rugged individualism' became his favourite saying, people should look after themselves without depending on others. Hoover started as an office boy, became a miner and after many years of hard work he became a millionaire at the age of forty and soon entered politics. So after the Wall Street Crash when America had fallen into the depression, Hoover near enough left the people to deal with it themselves. When he did finally realise something had to be done it was far too late and the Democrat, Roosevelt, had already been elected, maybe he was trying to redeem himself. Before Roosevelt was elected he had to persuade America he could do a better job than Hoover, he
History Coursework 2 - The Great Depression
History Coursework 2 - The Great Depression The Great Depression, 1929 - 1933, Sources Question . Source A is an election poster for the democrat party which was published during the time of the Great Depression in the USA. It is basically saying that the Republican government , who are in power, are not doing anything to stop the depression. It says " smile away the depression! ". This is a sarcastic statement directed at the American people. It is saying if you smile, the depression will go away. It is meant to make them realise that if they rely on a Republican government who just tries to sweep the problems under the carpet then these problems will still be there. From my own knowledge I know that probably the Republican government were not doing enough to stop the economic depression in the USA. This was because they believed in, and put into practice the policy of laissez - faire. This policy meant that the government left the economy alone and did not interfere with the running of businesses. This policy had many positive effects during the economic boom, for example it meant taxes remained low. However there were many negative effects during the great depression. One of these were that there was no state benefits. This was because if the government was not interfering, then they could not give money to those who were in trouble. Another negative effect was that the
Prohibition Sources Coursework.
Prohibition Sources Coursework Source A and B are both secondary sources from American history books published in the 1970's. Both these accounts are written by different historians, and therefore there are similarities as they are both aware of the facts behind prohibition, and the points that cannot be disputed. However there are also contrasting opinions as the individuals have different perceptions of situations and consequently hold some different views. Both sources A and B agree that prohibition caused more violence, crime and protest than there was when people were allowed to drink alcohol. Source A believes this to be due to the fact this law alone affected such a large number of American's, 'customs, habits and desires'. This statement gives us the impression that the writer thought the failure of Prohibition was inevitable, however we must remember that, as it is a secondary source the writer had the benefit of hindsight. Source B subtly places some of the blame of Prohibitions failure upon the first Prohibition Commissioner and his Prohibition agents. It claims that the Commissioner 'had no doubts that he would stamp out the evils of drink.' This is a slightly biased view and maybe is more opinion than fact. The writer then goes on to say, that there were 1500 prohibition agents to help the commissioner, but 'By 1928 there were more than 30,000 speakeasies in
History - Prohibition
History Coursework Prohibition (a) Sources A and B On 17th January 1920, Prohibition was introduced under the Volstead Act. In the 18th Amendment, the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors was banned. In other words, it was illegal to buy, sell or make alcohol in the USA from January 1920. However, it was not illegal to drink it. To a certain extent, sources A and B do agree about Prohibition. Both sources agree that work of the 'Anti - Saloon League' was a major reason for the introduction of Prohibition. This League was set up by the Women's Temperance Movement. This Temperance Movement was established by devout Christians who came from rural states. These Christians saw the damage alcohol caused to family life. This damage is shown in source D with dishevelled children standing outside a saloon waiting for their father to come out. These Temperance Movements were very strong in some states and managed to persuade their local governments to ban the sale of alcohol within that state. Sources A and B also agree on the consequences of Prohibition: they show that no one wanted to follow the law which led to a massive increase in organized crime. 'It created the greatest criminal boon in American history'; 'Gangsters like Dutch Schulz and Al Capone had turned the avoidance of Prohibition into a big, violent business'. Prohibition led to an
The Wall Street crash, the great depression and its how it affected the lives of the American People
This document was downloaded from Coursework.Info - The UK's Coursework Database Click here to visit Courswork.Info History course work. During the 1920's, the American stock exchange had undergone what can only be described as a 'boom'. Huge post war expansion had taken place and America's economy was extremely healthy, homelessness had been reduced significantly and financial stability for most of the population had reached an all time high. This newfound wealth created a time where the ordinary working class people would find themselves being capable of buying washing machines, cars, radios, fashionable new clothes and vacuum cleaners, things thing which had previously been beyond their reach. Many people lived far more comfortably than ever before and prosperity had spread through much of America like an epidemic. New companies were springing up everywhere and the older companies were growing larger still. Indeed the US was really the best place you could have hoped to live in during the nineteen- twenties. Quite possibly the best example of this was Henry Ford's Motor Company, who while they could, paid good wages and made a lot of profits themselves. They were the first large company to adopt a new loaning plan to its employees that let them buy a motor car for themselves, provided they take the cost of the car out of their salaries in the long run. Now even
Was Prohibition bound to fail? - source related study.
Was Prohibition bound to fail? (a) Study Sources A and B. How far do these two accounts agree about Prohibition? Sources A and B give both similar and different reasons when discussing why Prohibition was introduced as law in America in the 1920s. At first glance of both sources it appears they agree in more ways about the reasons for prohibition, than disagree. To begin with, both agree completely that alcohol is a bad thing and therefore hold that as one reason for it's banning. The suggestion that alcohol is negative is shown in Source A when 'the bad influence of saloons' is given as an explanation, and likewise in Source B when alcohol is described as 'one of the greatest evils of all times'. Another example of the sources strong agreement regarding some of the reasons for prohibition is the need to preserve grain for food. Source A presents this when it puts forward the reason, 'wartime concern for preserving grain for food', and source B further agrees with this, 'pressure to bear on Congress to ban the use of grain for either distilling or brewing. Additionally, these two sources agree about prohibition in that they both suggest pro-prohibition unions, such as the Women's Christian Temperance Union' had an effect on the introduction of prohibition. This is stated in Source A, 'the influence of the Anti-Saloon League', as it is in Source B, 'Organisations such as
History Coursework: The New Deal
History Coursework: The New Deal ) What were the main features of the New Deal? In 1929, the stock market collapsed causing a worldwide economic depression, destroying America's economy with many people losing their life savings therefore thrusting them into unemployment and poverty. Unemployment reached highs of over 13 million whilst the GNP for the country reached as low as $58 billion, compared to the $100 billion+ pre depression figures, because demand and production fell so dramatically. People were forced out of their homes and moved to shantytowns known as 'Hoovervilles'. The president in power at the time, J. Edgar Hoover, refused to use the government funds in order to help the American people. He believed that America was a land of 'rugged individuals' and that 'prosperity was just around the corner' and so people didn't require any help, although, he did help set up the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, which lent money to banks, industry and agriculture. However, this didn't work as people thought that it was 'too little too late' and the suffering continued. In the 1932 elections, Franklin Delano Roosevelt won the presidency in a landslide promising the American people a 'New Deal'. When Roosevelt entered the office in March 1933, he had an uphill struggle with the USA in deep economic crisis. He spent the first 100 days from March 9th to June 16th with a
In the 1920's America was the richest and most powerful country in the world and its industry was booming. However in 1929 disaster struck. The Wall Street Crash plunged America into deep depression, and the rest of the world followed suit.
The USA - The New Deal Ruth Fitzpatrick 11S In the 1920's America was the richest and most powerful country in the world and its industry was booming. However in 1929 disaster struck. The Wall Street Crash plunged America into deep depression, and the rest of the world followed suit. The 1920s were known as the 'boom years' or the 'roaring twenties'. The twenties saw American people, having a great time and enjoying the highest living standards the world had ever known. One factor resulting in the boom was that the USA is a massive country with affluent natural resources. This meant that it did not need to import raw materials and did not need to export all its goods. Other countries were not relied upon, as the home market was rich and growing. In addition, the Americans had provided aid for many European countries during the war. They had also been main suppliers of arms, and munitions. This long lasting one-way trade gave American industry a real boost. In addition to this, while the European powers fought, America took over their trade around the world. American exports to Europe increased dramatically. The making of cars also provided many more jobs directly, for example sales people. It also gave factories more work as many different materials were used during manufacture. In turn this meant roads had to be built. This industry alone was the single biggest employer
History depth study coursework-USA 1919-1945.
History Depth Study Coursework-USA 1919-1945 (a) The amount of evidence of Prohibition can be greatened over time and as these two sources were written well after the end of Prohibition, there may be some parts that agree, but they could also be interpretations. Sources A and B agree on many of there points, but the first line of Source A shows that it may disagree as it differs with Source B about the causes of Prohibition, but it does agree in the sense it says that pressure from the lobby groups such as Anti-Saloon League had an influence. This is pointed out in Source A where they say "influence of the Anti-Saloon League" and source B "A nation-wide campaign, led by the Anti-Saloon League". The two sources agree about Prohibition being a "moral fervour" As it is put in source A and "evils of the times" as it is put in source B. These show the thoughts from the women and the groups. Although source B does say that it is a moral crusade, it does not mention about the German connection with brewing that is made in source A, but taking this into consideration, we do see that both agree that women played a big part in bringing in Prohibition. In source A this is shown by the "large numbers of men were absent in the Armed forces" and in source B, where it mention "Women's Christian Temperance Union" and the "Anti-Saloon League", which were made up by a lot of women. Source A