In the 1920's mass production had become inevitable to supply the American people when they embraced the automobile, over "60 percent"1 of American households owned at least one motor vehicle. Farmers too were encouraged to buy new machinery and to purchase more land to supply demand. The American dream had become based upon the ability to purchase and borrow. Overproduction and the Wall Street Crash 1929 caused the then prospering America that President Hoover had inherited in 1928 to plummet into The Great Depression and Hoover soon saw his vision of free enterprise collapse due to the aftermath of the above events. However he persisted to carrying on for three longs years insisting that the "American economy was sound while it was actually collapsing"2 even though people lost their homes, jobs and food had become scarce for many. Amongst the hardest hit were agricultural workers and farmers who had borrowed money to buy more land only to find that land prices were falling. This and the drought played an important factor in the down fall of the Agricultural Industry. Therefore as a result of the above contributory factors and of the complacency of Hoover who had neglected to realise the greatness of devastation that gripped America he lost his turn in office to Franklin D. Roosevelt. The lack of faith in Hoover felt by many was highlighted in the electoral results "59 to Hoover and 472 to Roosevelt"3.
On March 4th 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address took place. Interweaved into his speech was an obvious sign of urgency specifically due to The Great Depression. The prevalent Roosevelt used this first public exhibition to address the people and gather their support for a united America so that they could tackle and overcome the economic disaster together.
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Although Roosevelt relied on unknown writers he himself edited the final version of his speeches. He would often stray from the text at hand with a view of making the language simpler this is apparent in his Inauguration Speech.
Roosevelt was born at Hyde Park in New York city on January 30 1882. ... When Roosevelt became president America was in a state of hardship and depression. ... Roosevelt was a bold experimenter and a man of action who believed in his ways. ... Roosevelt's program was called the new deal. ... The war became Roosevelt's new passion and focus for his country. ...
Roosevelt's New Deal was implemented when he was elected into office in the early 1930s. ... Roosevelt enforced the bank holiday to stop the panic at the time. ... Roosevelt also established FERA in his relief program. ... Roosevelt introduced the SSA. ... Roosevelt specifically introduced these acts to evade another depression. ...
Theodore Roosevelt: Image and Ideology Theodore Roosevelt was a complex man of family, property and education. ... Roosevelt was accepted by the American people for his ability to do just that. ... Roosevelt saw the nation as a melting pot of many cultures. ... Roosevelt feared conflicts between social classes far more than ethnic conflicts. ... Roosevelt used imagery to help him effectively keep social peace and national unity. ...
Roosevelt sought to achieve this with many new creations to get people working and happy again. ... Many of Roosevelt's programs were experimental. ... In the history before Roosevelt, never has such a time been made to lower costs by destroying surplus. ... Some of Roosevelt's plans were also deemed unconstitutional. Some of Roosevelt's programs were seen as beyond his power to authorize. ...
Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27,1858 in New York. ... Franklin Roosevelt once said Theodore Roosevelt was a "moral leader, each in his own way and his own time who used the presidency as a pulpit." ... During his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt focuses on foreign policy. ... Theodore Roosevelt then introduced his Roosevelt Corollary on December 1904. ... Theodore Roosevelt was unlike any other president. ...
Ealeanore Roosevelt's People Contributions America was in search of new ideas. ... They found that leader/spokeperseon in Eleanore Roosevelt (ER). ... Eleanor Roosevelt was an advocate for the The Wagner Act. ... Eleanore Roosevelt defended this act in her articles and lectures. Eleanore Roosevelt made many contributions to America. ...
In 1905, President Roosevelt altered the true purpose of the Monroe Doctrine to fit his needs. ... By enforcing the Roosevelt Corollary and completing the construction of the Panama Canal, Roosevelt hoped to improve the ability of the United States to project its power within the Western Hemisphere. ... Roosevelt felt that it was his obligation, under the Monroe Doctrine and the newly penned Roosevelt Corollary, to take charge of this matter. ... Roosevelt formally renounced the doctrine intervention in Latin America. Thus what the first Roosevelt gave, the second Roosevelt took away," (Ba...
Theodore Roosevelt was a central figure in American History. ... Tragedy struck again in the Roosevelt household six years later. ... Roosevelt was the assistant secretary of the navy. ... Theodore Roosevelt presidential achievements are extraordinary. ... footnote# In 1908 Roosevelt did not run in the election. ...
