... the middle of the war, there was no question that Roosevelt would be renominated. b. Roosevelt was forced to replace Vice President Henry Wallace- because of his unpopularity, with Harry Truman. c. The Republicans nominated Thomas Dewey at the their convention in Chicago. d. For the first time the Republican platform totally abandoned its traditional opposition to involvement in foreign ... Party; Norman Thomas, Socialist; Earl Browder, Communist. C. 1940: Wendell L. Wilkie, Republican. D. 1944: Thomas E. Dewey, Republican. VII. Vice President (s) A. John Nance Garner: 1933-1941 B. Henr...

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... bill of the New Deal was passed, the Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA), appropriating $500 million to support state and local treasuries that had run out of money (Leuchtenburg, p.107). Harry Hopkins was appointed to administer this program. May 18 saw the passing of one of the New Deal's most well known programs, creating the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a plan to ... act granted $5 billion to Roosevelt with which he could do whatever he pleased. The majority of that funding went into the creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), headed by Harry Hopkins (Norton, p.736...

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... a truly democratic America. They emphasized such liberal values as free speech and a "democracy of citizen participation."" But as the Vietnam War escalated student protest heightened and became more radicalized. Paul Potter of SDS said that the Vietnam War "mocked American freedom."" The Weather Underground went further. "We are in the heartland of a world-wide monster,"" they wrote in 1969. Our goal ... ...

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... programs "on the novel theory that even intellectuals had to eat-enrolling musicians, actors, writers, artists, and even historians." (Link 299) The WPA, under the ambitious leadership of Harry Hopkins would continue with their theme of humanitarianism with additional programs such as the National Youth Administration (NYA) putting high school and college students to work, and the Rural Electrification ... ...

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... New York in the 1928 election and was reelected in the 1930 election by over 700,000 votes. As governor he established many new social programs and was advised by Harry Hopkins and Francis Perkins. Roosevelt entered the 1932 election with the support of the largest and most influential state in the country as well as several important political figures such ... ...

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... funds provided were more generous than before, but were still pitifully inadequate, though the relief payments they provided averted actual starvation for millions of unemployed workers. Roosevelt's "Minister of Relief," Harry Hopkins, had lobbied from the outset of Roosevelt's term for providing jobs at reasonable wages for the unemployed, arguing that the dole not only was inadequate for maintaining families but ... ...

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... . Built inside the shell of the Planters' Hotel was a replica of a 1730s London Civil War hotel and portions of the interior taken from old homes in the city. When completed, Harry Hopkins, administrator of the WPA, formally presented the key of the Dock Street Theatre to his good friend Burnet Maybank. The theater infused new life into local dramatic associations like ... ...

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... one most extensively used provided for government payments to farmers who destroyed or did not grow surplus crops. In 1933 the Federal Emergency Relief Administration was established and headed by Harry Hopkins. Its purpose was to expand existing relief grants to the states. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which proved to be the most popular of all the New Deal agencies ... ...

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... , which created the Alphabet Agencies. This New Deal was introduced in order to provide reform, relief and recovery to the nation. The FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Administration) was run by Harry Hopkins and was created to furnish funds to state and local agencies. The FERA spent over $3 billion before it ended in 1935. The CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) was created to ... ...

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... . Local governments and states were granted federal aid to improve the conditions of residents suffering through the Depression. Other legislation, however, was devoted to improving the conditions of the worker. Harry Hopkins, head of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) said, "Work relief helps men's morales" (Orr 10/17/02). Work relief was implemented as opposed to "the dole", or money ... ...

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... story was far from over and after rejecting retirement she continued on with her fight for human rights and political justice. To continue the legacy of her husbands ideologies, President Harry Truman offered ER a position as an American Delegate to the United Nations. Eleanor traveled across Europe, witnessing first hand the devastation of Germany by the Allies and the bomb damaged ... ...

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... aid. What was to be done? FDR asked Congress for $500 million to begin a new agency, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). While the FERA was giving its money away, Harry Hopkins and Roosevelt felt that giving away money broke down people's self-respect and their will to work. This program resembles programs today, such as Welfare and Unemployment. FDR wanted ... ...

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