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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Vocabulary for APUSH 1920's and 1930's

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1.Charlie Chaplin- He was an English actor who rose to fame as a silent actor and rose from nothing to be at the top of the acting profession. He fought against fascism and recognized it as a an evil and in his film, The Great Dictator, satirized him. 2.Jack Dempsey- Jack Dempsey was a professional American boxer who was a celebrity that had his reputation hurt for a perceived attempt to avoid enlistment in the U.S. army until records were revealed that showed he was rejected. 3.Satchel Paige- He is a legendary African-American pitcher who joined the white league after showing great promise in the black league and was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame.

New Deal

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New Deal Fireside Chat #1 He announces a bank holiday to give the banks a chance to obtain the currency necessary for the situation The key elements of the bank holiday he has announced. Specific examples of how he explains the banking system. Examples of simple, yet powerful imagery and language that he employs. The overall effectiveness of the speech. Why they believe this speech would have been so effective in 1933. Tennessee Valley Authority Appalachian valley range is not developed ? hinders their growth FDR passes the TVA to modernize Appalachia Creates electricity, creates jobs, dams up rivers Government pumps money into that region Civilian Conservation Corp 18-25 year old men were shipped out into rural areas

Great Depression

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Great Depression In Class Notes Causes of the Great Depression Stock market crash Overproduction Industry Agriculture Industries produced more goods because of good economy in the 1920s Did not raise wages to keep up Results in under consumption Wages stayed stagnant ? market flooded with goods that cannot be purchased Unequal distribution of wealth No middle class Top 1% of Americans had more wealth than the bottom 42% of Americans Monetary policy Federal government raised interest rates in the 1920s People pulled money from banks to invest with stocks Government didn?t help the bank High tariffs and war debts Increase tariffs Election of 1932 Republican: Hoover (incumbent) Sent out the ?bonus army? on the veterans who marched on the mall

1984 AP US History DBQ

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The College Board Advanced Placement Examination AMERICAN HISTORY SECTION I1 (Suggested writing time-40 minutes) Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-H and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. In your essay, you should strive to support your assertions both by citing key pieces of evidence from the documents and by drawing on your knowledge of the period. 1. President Franklin D. Roosevelt is commonly thought of as a liberal and President Herbert C. Hoover as a conservative. To what extent are these characterizations valid? Document A Source: Candidate Herbert Hoover, speech, New York, New York (October 22,1928)

1984 College Board DBQ

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The College Board Advanced Placement Examination AMERICAN HISTORY SECTION I1 (Suggested writing time-40 minutes) Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-H and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. In your essay, you should strive to support your assertions both by citing key pieces of evidence from the documents and by drawing on your knowledge of the period. 1. President Franklin D. Roosevelt is commonly thought of as a liberal and President Herbert C. Hoover as a conservative. To what extent are these characterizations valid? Document A Source: Candidate Herbert Hoover, speech, New York, New York (October 22,1928)

Presidents of the 20th Century

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APUSH 20th Century Exam Review: Presidents Presidents of the 20th Century William McKinley (1897-1900) ? R Assassinated b/c govt was corrupt (T. Roosevelt VP to succeed) Teddy Roosevelt (1901-1908) ? R Big Stick Diplomacy Roosevelt Corollary Great White Fleet ? build up navy to enforce imperialism Progressive Ideals Square-Deal (?3 c?s?) ? control corporations (Hepburn Act, etc.), consumer protection (Meat Inspection Act, Pure Food and Drug Act, etc.), conservationism (National Reclamation Act, Newlands Act, etc.) Hay-Pauncefote Treaty ? ability to construct the Panama Canal Open Door policy in China Hepburn Act ? regulates ICC Meat Inspection Act

Chapter 36 Outline

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Chapter 36 Outline The Allies Trade Space for Time US: demand was higher than WWII- had to supply themselves and transport, as well as providing for the Allies The Shock of War Japanese concentration camps: Japanese in the US (2/3 American born) were placed into concentration camps for fear that they would support the US enemy Japan Korematsu v. US: SC constitutionally upheld Japanese relocation during wartime ?Dr. Win-the-War?: FDR left behind New Deal reforms in order to focus on the war Opinion polls of 1942: revealed that the majority of US citizens did not know what the war was about despite their efficiency Building the War Machine

Chapter 35 Outline

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Chapter 35 Outline Catherine Snyder The London Conference London Economic Conference: 66 nation conference in 1933, worked to organize global attack on worldwide depression Exchange-rate stabilization: was essential to revival of world trade Freedom for (from?) the Filipinos and Recognition for the Russians Philippine sugar competition Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934: provided for the independence of the Philippines after 12 years of economic and political tutelage, gave up army bases but not naval bases Formally recognized the Soviet Union in 1933: motivated by trade Becoming a Good Neighbor 7th Pan-American Conference: US formally endorsed nonintervention, ended up pulling back from Haiti and Cuba (released from Platt Amendment), let up in Panama

Chapter 34 Outline

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Chapter 34 Outline FDR: Politician in a Wheelchair Eleanor Roosevelt: first lady, Roosevelt?s cousin and wife, more active first lady, fought for the impoverished and oppressed Presidential Hopefuls of 1932 New Deal: for the ?forgotten man? ?Brains Trust?: small group of reform-minded intellectuals, credited for writing FDR?s campaign speeches ?The Worst is Past?: Hoover?s campaigning tried to cover up the depression Hoover?s Humiliation in 1932 FDR: won the presidential election, wouldn?t accept Hoover?s burdens while not yet in office Hooverites: blamed Roosevelt for allowing the depression to worsen after the results but before his inauguration FDR and the Three R?s: Relief, Recovery, Reform ?Money changers?: declared that gov. must wage war on the GD, denounced by FDR

New Deal Era

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rising discontentment resulted as U.S. citizens came to detest Hoover, naming shantytowns ?Hoovervilles? and naming newspapers ?Hoover blankets? farmers began to rise up & protest in the election of 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) was elected the New Deal programs were to serve the three R?s: relief for the people, recovery for business & economy, & reform of U.S. economic institutions The bread line ?Migrant Mother? The New Deal 1933-1939 The New Deal represented a new form of liberalism, the ideology of individual rights that had long shaped the character of US. society & politics. Now, ?social welfare? liberalism expanded individual rights by protecting citizens w/various social welfare programs. FDR takes office in March of 1933 20th Amendment was ratified in 1933

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