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Essays 301 - 330

Questions on American History and Politics

elected to the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governors, Senators, and Congressmen. Black faces dominated the state legislatures...

Behind the Attack on Pearl Harbor

proposes that World War I and World War II were not separate conflicts but one long struggle with a cease-fire in the middle. This...

FDR and Pearl Harbor

The writer examines the claim that President Roosevelt knew the Japanese were going to attack Pearl Harbor, and in fact had maneuv...

The Great Depression and the Policies of Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt

consumer buying power (Barber, 1997). Businesses were growing at a much faster rate than wages. In hopes of supplementing their ...

The Characteristics of a Great Leader

This paper discusses the important qualities that define great leaders. The persuasive ability of Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Ro...

Philosophies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal Policies

In two pages this paper examines how the relief, recovery, and reform components of New Deal policies reflect the philosophies of ...

U.S. Ethnic Family Profiling

In nine pages profiles of Amish, Mexican American, and Italian American family structures as featured in 3 chapters from the text ...

Foreign Policy Decisions Leading to US Involvement in WWII

This paper addresses foreign policy decisions made by Roosevelt and relevant to Great Britain that lead up to a certain involvemen...

US Presidents and Family Influence

In twelve pages this paper examines US Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy in a consideration of how these men we...

FDR's New Deal and 1935's National Labor Relations Act

In ten pages this paper presents an historical overview of the New Deal legislation enacted by the administration of President Fra...

American Presidential Scandals

In four pages this overview of American President scandals includes the 'Teapot Dome' scandal of Warren G. Harding, James S. Clark...

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

In sixteen pages JFK's life and actual accomplishments are separated from the myth with comparisons drawn with other Presidents be...

Programs of Public Assistance and Social Insurance

In two pages the origins of public assistance and social insurance programs are examined with the New Deal of President Franklin D...

Nuclear Power and Views of Albert Einstein

In five pages nuclear power as regarded by Albert Einstein is examined within the context of contemporary thought with an analysis...

New Deal of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

In twelve pages this radical set of U.S. policy reforms titled 'the New Deal' by President Franklin Roosevelt is examined in terms...

U.S. Women's Rights History

In six pages this paper examines the evolution of women's rights in a historical consideration that includes Anthony, Stanton, the...

FDR and Pearl Harbor Knowledge

Roosevelt actually knew of the plans and did not take action to prepare the military for the Japanese attack, then this would have...

Qualities of Eleanor Roosevelt

In five pages Blanche W. Cook's biography of Eleanor Roosevelt is referred to in a consideration of the former U.S. First Lady's m...

Eleanor Roosevelt A Personal and Public Life by J. William T. Youngs

not only who she was as a person, but to also put her contributions and her legacy into a proper perspective. The book details sp...

1929 Stock Market Crash and its Impact

In five pages this paper examines the effects of the 1929 stock market crash which caused the economic Great Depression, led to th...

Biography of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

other first ladies of this or any other time. The concept of first lady leadership is easy to define, but it is not as easy to ex...

The Roosevelt Presence The Life and Legacy of FDR by Patrick J. Maney

number of secondary sources listed and subdivided into ten chapters covering Roosevelts privileged youth, his marriage and growing...

Peacemaker Teddy Roosevelt

time, the United States and Russia were allies and a problem with Japan would disrupt American plans for trade with Asia. Therefor...

Historical Significance of 10 Figures and Events

about many things ranging from bullfighting and big game hunting to political causes such as the Spanish Civil War and World War I...

Progressivism and Liberalism

fact that the need exists for an even more determinant of limitations when it comes to the intersection of society and the individ...

20th Century United States and Social Welfare

those who want to help the poor, such as in the 1930s. There was relatively little opposition to Roosevelts New Deal because times...

Four Commencement Speakers from American History

Americas historical experience with race, ethnicity, and/or gender. Who could be more appropriate for this task than one of our c...

Politics and the Influence of Radio During the Years 1920 to 1940

the airwaves these days. But for the times (and in examining the history), the radio rhetoric of the 1920s and 1930s was quite str...

Capitalism and How It was Saved by FDR

as many of his critics argued (Schlesinger, 1998). Before Roosevelt took office, the country had suffered a depression about eve...

Economics and Lasting Influences of U.S. Presidents

the second of what would become fairly regular Fireside Chats, FDR (1933) went directly to the American people via radio to outlin...