Essay Questions Flashcards
Four causes of the Great Depression
Too much farm debt, farmers couldn’t pay back loans which weakened the banks
Consumer debt, too many Americans owe money on things that lose value
Overproduction of manufactured goods, more stuff was made than could be bought
Trade,decline in foreign trade hurt our economy
Biographical sketch of Roosevelt life and Eleanor
Born in 1882 at Hyde park,only child of James Roosevelt and Sarah Delano, home schooled by private tutors until junior high, entered Groton, graduated from Harvard then went to law school, 1904 married Eleanor, had 5 children, became a democrat, served as assemblyman at Albany, assistant secretary of navy, James cox’s running mate for presidency, 1921 contracted polio on vacation (seemed to change him from being snob to caring
Daughter of Elliot Roosevelt and Anna hall, mother and grandmother didn’t like her, attended school in Paris, married fr at 20, had 6 kids
5 ways new deal policy changed federal gov
Made executive branch more powerful
Greatly expanded role of federal gov in American lives
Federal gov took on more direct responsibility for economic well being
Brought greater national attention to environmental concerns
Set in motion a debate how much should gov become in economy and how much should it do for the disadvantaged
Keynesian theory
Gov should spend heavily during recessions, even if they have to run up a deficit heavy spending would jump start an economy
Biographical sketch of hitler’s life
Born in Austria 1889, German mother and Jewish father, father left when butler was a baby, never really held a job, was a good solider, served mainly as courier, never ranked above corporal cause of aloof personality,1919 first political speech in beer hall, by 1921 drawing as many as 2000 listeners, same year found nazi
Could us have avoided ww2
No
The cutting off of oil to Japan and their bombing of Pearl Harbor
Even if the people hated Jews there are a lot who wouldn’t allow the mistreatment of Jews to continue
Roosevelt helped Britain as much as he could
