Essays on Theodore Roosevelt

National Recovery Act Invigorates the Working Man

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat on July 24, 1993 introduced working class Americans to the general purpose of the National Recovery Act (NRA). During his Chat, he promised us “the codes and the agreements already approved, or about to be passed upon, prove that the plan does raise wages, and that it does put people back to work” (Roosevelt 1933). Since July, this great stride for the American worker has improved our wages, working hours, and standard of living. Before the advent of the NRA, Americans were ready for change, any change to halt the downward spiral ...

Certainly, the federal and state governments pose immense influences on the lives of Americans living across various contexts. As such, there should be a balance of power between these two forms of governments. Worth noting is the fact that the United States constitution dictates that the federal government should exercise authority over the state government in specific areas.

However, this constitutional provision does mean that the authority enshrined to the federal government is not limited (Schmidt et al., 2011). Evidently, there are certain areas not left exclusively to the federal government; hence, the state government helps in carrying out certain ...

Introduction

In the 19th century, there were many problems faced in the society such as economic depression, corruption in businesses, and labor crisis . Added to these problems, the legalized segregation, and racial violence wherein local law enforcements never exercise their responsibility intended for the issues in the society. Both Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were frontrunners in the presidential election in 1912 with progressive philosophies, attitudes, and theories.

A Republic means nothing unless there is triumph of a real democracy. The triumph of a popular government, and economic system with guaranteed opportunity to every person. The success is great when the nation ...

How did American foreign policy become more interventionist (aggressive) from the 1890s into the twentieth century?

What issues have led to the Filipino Insurrection? How was this conflict perceived in the United States? Spain yielded its colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris after its defeat in the Spanish-American War. Just two days before the ratification of the treaty, fighting has broken between Americans forces and the Filipino nationalists under the leadership of Former President Emilio Aguinaldo. The Filipino nationalists sought their independence than a change in the colonial rulers. The Philippine-American War has lasted about three years; it resulted in the death of American soldiers and Filipino combatants ...

In his speech of December 8, 1941 President Franklin Roosevelt addressed Congress to urge them to declare war on Japan and gather the spirit of the American people behind this effort. In doing so, he utilized the three pillars of rhetoric – ethos, pathos, and logos. By appealing to his credibility to speak on the matter, appealing to the emotions of the listeners, and appealing to reason he made the case for America to join World War II and fight the Japanese Empire. But Roosevelt was not the first American statesman to utilize these devices to make a declaration of ...

Introduction

This paper describes in detail on the issue of the Great Depression’s impact in Europe which contributed to fear among the people and the effects that were brought by the Depression and how it assisted the citizens of America to fight fear in their own ways. The paper analyzes on the issue in a more clarified way hence assisted us to be in the position of viewing the situation in a more thoughtful manner (Bowles, 2011). Thus, it puts the implications of the Great Depression in the manner that it influenced the American’s into what they are up ...

1. Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are” is one of the most-loved picture books of all time. It also won such accolades as the Caldecott Medal and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, but it is also on the New York Public Library’s list of “One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing.”

Of all the elements of design that Giorgis lists in her discussion of picture book design, line is the one that stands out most vividly. When Max is sent to bed without supper, even when his room becomes a jungle, the closely packed group ...

"No president since the founders has done more to shape the character of American government," this is according to Alan Brinkley in his outstanding biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States of America. The presidency of Franklin Roosevelt was marked with several ups and down during the early years. It is mainly because he assumed office at a time when the U.S. was undergoing through the Great Depression, one of the worst if not the worst financial crises ever to face our country. Roosevelt started his political career in 1910 after being elected in the ...

In December 7th, 1941There were attacks on the Pearl Harbor base in Hawai’i by the Japanese. At the time of the attacks, the numbers of soldiers in the base were minimal since some had closed whereas others were on weekend leaves. The incoming Japanese planes that attacked the naval base were detected, but were mistaken to a group of American planes that were expected to arrive in the naval base from the mainland. These attacks were survived and took about two hours, and the reason that made them have a big impact is the fact that it had caught The USA ...

Introduction

In times of civil strife, leaders of nations, of religious groups, or military forces have addressed the public in such authoritative way through their powerful speeches. In some remarkable cases, their words served as catalysts to action and a result of it; reform (Crespo 2007). My research will be based on specific rhetoric devices used in wartime speeches, and one speech from the Pope. This research topic is very significant in that it tries to bring out clearly the role of the war speeches; how they have been used in the past and the resultant reactions that followed. In ...

Edmund Morris is best renowned as a biographies’ writer; especially for writing the biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan, the United States’ Presidents. He acquired his early tutoring in Kenya. Afterwards, he went to South Africa to attend the Rhodes University. Later, he moved to London and became an advertising copywriter. In 1968, he migrated to the USA. "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” is a classic non-fiction historical account of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris and stands out as one of the best biographies of the contemporary times. In 1980, the mentioned biography won the Pulitzer Prize and was also ...

The 1912 United States of America presidential elections can be termed as the most progressive in America's political history. This election attracted frontrunners, Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt who both demonstrated Progressive philosophies. Woodrow Wilson can be compared to Theodore Roosevelt in terms of policies. Progressive era, where citizens were the center of focus was the primary policy of these two leaders. Both of them formulated strong foreign policies with Roosevelt building a national park and a strong navy. Wilson tried not to overexert his authority over businesses and unions as opposed to Roosevelt who was bold by his actions. Even though, both ...

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The Presidential election conducted in 1912 was one of the most competitive in the history of United States. President Theodore Roosevelt had failed to clinch the Republican nomination and formed the Progressive party .The new party was nicknamed Bull Moose Party by the American Electorate. Republican Party, with the support of the conservative wing nominated William Howard to be their flag bearer in the incoming presidential elections. William Jennings supported Woodrow Wilson and managed to get the Democratic Party nomination. The Two significant front runners, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson espoused progressive philosophies. However, their policies differed in theory. ...

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History stands witness, even today to the fact that that The Great Depression was the worst economic crisis to have ever hit the nations of the world. Nearly all the countries across the world bore the brunt of this economic crisis and were left to fend for themselves without the support of one another. There are varied timings of the origin of the Depression all over the world that fall in the 1930s to the 1940s. America however, was the worst victim of this recession as the ...

American History through the Concepts of Civic and Racial Nationalism

Being a New York City police commissioner and assistant secretary to the navy in 1890s, Theodore used his powers to mastermind the war between America and Spain over the insurrection in Cuba. He was so occupied with the fight until he resigned his position and raised a volunteer cavalry regiment, the Rough Riders. Theodore led the rough Riders to Cuba, and it’s through his tireless efforts that the troop emerged victorious on a decider battle. He then returned to America and became the US’s president in 1901. As a president, Roosevelt helped the US to heal the social, economic and political ...

Introduction

Great Depression was the most serious economic crisis in the inter-war world. Almost all European countries and the USA suffered from economic problems that couldn't be solved by traditional means. The best way to overcome the crisis was proposed by the American President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt was an excellent politician. He knew how to listen and to reconcile enemies, and besides that he was an optimist by nature. Actually, he didn't have any premeditated targeted programs and his policies often consisted of the series of improvisations. A brilliant orator, he was among the first ones to use a ...

Bourne defines “transnational America” as a country that is a mix of cultures and people and that America would be able to become a “transnational nation” and have connecting cultural links with all the other countries. Bourne believes a “transnational America” is more desirable than a culturally homogenized America because he believes that immigrants won’t assimilate easily to another culture. Since they won’t assimilate easily, he argues that the US should accommodate the immigrant cultures instead of forcing them to assimilate (Bourne, 44). Bourne's view on nationality is related to the connection between a person and their country of origin, or the immigrant’ ...

Fundamental principles of decision-making and management

The process of decision making is fundamental in any organization. This is more so for those in management positions who have to ensure that they solve issues and plan for the future in order to achieve the organization goals and objectives. The decision making process is fundamental and provides foundation to organization management teams. There are many principles that guide mangers when they are making crucial decisions in regards to the organization. One of the principles of decision making and management is assigning priorities. In an organization not everything has the same importance. It is, therefore, crucial to prioritize ...

In 1904, President Roosevelt in his annual note to the Congress announced that the Unites States would act as the “policeman” in the Caribbean. This reaction was the result or countermeasure by the President for the interference by the Europeans in the Caribbean affairs. This was also called the Roosevelt Corollary to the previous Monroe Doctrine. In 1902, the Monroe Doctrine was issued when German, British and Italian gunboats obstructed the Venezuelan ports as the government of Venezuela had not paid their foreign debts. The Monroe Doctrine was brought to life prevent these sort of European distortion and interference ...

Compare and Contrast the Speeches of Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill and F. D. Roosevelt

Introduction

Throughout history, there have been many notable speeches given by leaders of various causes and political parties. These speeches are meant to convey a message to the listeners about the goals and ideas that the speaker seeks to accomplish while in a leadership role. As different significant events may have been taking place at that time in history, the speeches are given for different reasons. The leaders that gave the speeches employ some of the same tactics. Additionally, their methods of speaking to their listeners can be ...

English

When the depression hit, Franklin D. Roosevelt took immediate action by introducing a number of counter measures that helped to save the economy, and to give it the needed momentum for further development. Franklin D. Roosevelt came up with a Bank Holiday, which was effective in stopping large and small of collapsing, therefore, rescuing people’s savings in banks that was the cornerstone of the economy. After easing the situation with banks, FDR identified the major flaws that the American economic system was suffering from at that time, issues that made the Stock Market crash, and banks fail, and actually dealt ...

President Roosevelt was considered as a moderate who often too pragmatic approach to reforms. It is argued, however, that Roosevelt’s search for answers about the Great Depression was not very successful. What underlie his attitude was his willingness and attitude to experiment with proposals that seemed feasible. He undertook a persistent and bold experimentation because he was certain on how to cure the Great depression. To him, the free market was the malaise of Great Depression. The experimentation and pragmatism approach that was used by Roosevelt was not successful in dealing with the Great Depression. This is despite the ...

African-Independent political party movements can be understood in the context of the two-party system era. This is demonstrated by the theory of black electoral participation by Ronald Walter. According to Walter, there are two broad strategies that characterized the nature of African-American participation. These are: dependent leverage; this refers to paternal relationship between the Republican Party and the black political elites after the end of the Reconstruction period. Despite the fact that the Republicans retreated from promoting black policy interests, African-Americans still remained loyal to the party. This was due to lack of viable alternative and easy access to ...

Franklin Roosevelt approach to the Great Depression dubbed, as the New Deal was effective. The New Deal comprised of domestic programs that were aimed at offering relief to the poor and unemployed, reforming the American financial system and recovery of the economy. All these efforts were made possible through Roosevelt determination and political influence. Roosevelt was renowned for his hands-on approach as compared to his predecessors who took up a laissez-fare approach in the management of the economy. The Roosevelt administration initiated five policies that resuscitated the American economy. Bank holiday was the first policy that saw the end ...

Was Roosevelt’s Approach to the Great Depression Successful?

Franklin D. Roosevelt beat Hoover in the 1932 election for president at a time when the nation was amid economic turmoil. He promulgated massive amounts of legislation in order to remedy this problem and bring the country back to economic stability. He instituted such programs as the Civilian Conservations Corps, the Agricultural Adjustment Act and the National Industrial Recovery Act. Furthermore, he created the National Recover Administration and the Public Works Administration. Another things that Roosevelt did to try to lessen the effect of the Great Depression is to put money in the hands of the needy and try to ...

FDR – Advocate of the American People

In his seminal essay, David M Kennedy speaks about Franklin Roosevelt’s politician’s sensibility which he brought to the White House. According to his press secretary Theodore Joslin, Roosevelt had an incredible memory especially of localized politics and the officials who populated several far flung counties across the whole United States. Kennedy also compared Roosevelt with Hoover with the latter having a mathematician’s taste for things while Roosevelt was much more the consummate politician in every way. Kennedy’s essay focuses on several important elements which revealed Roosevelt’s unique personality especially the Cermak incident where the ...

Women have been at the forefront in advocating for women rights in particular and human rights in general. We examine a few figures in history. Betty Friedan founded the National Organization for Women(NOW) and the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws (NARAL).She argued that the decision to abort or not should be left entirely to the woman and acting in the affirmative should not be labelled criminal. She advocated for better education, employment and opportunities for women even in the political arena through the National Women's Political Caucus (Blau, 10). Margaret Sanger founded the American birth ...

President Herbert Hoover was born from a relatively humble Midwestern family in Iowa. His father was a blacksmith. As an administrator, Herbert Hoover considered himself progressive. His ideas were encapsulated in what was called the “new era” politics. His premise was on American individualism that argued for less regulation from the government. Hoover had a sterling reputation having been a successful an entrepreneur. The crash of the stock market of 1929 happened after a series of tough financial times. The fall of real estate prices, the reduction in demands of American produce declined due to recovering European manufacturing industries. The depression was hard time. ...

The Pearl Harbor on the West Coast was attacked by the Japanese militant on December 7th, 1941. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president on the United States during the Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese (Roosevelt, 1995, p.20). As a result, the president of United States had to give a statement concerning the attack of the American land and strategies to counter the attack on Pearl Harbor. This paper will discuss how Roosevelt used moving words that played an effective role in propelling the US to declare war on Japanese empire. Firstly, the paper will discuss the role of ethos that ...

Discussion 1

The New Deal refers to measures aimed at achieving a steady economic recovery, providing relief for the poor and unemployed, and reforming the financial institutions. These measures were taken by President Roosevelt in his first term in office. The significance of the introduction of the New Deal during President Franklin Roosevelt’s first term in office to constitutionalism in the United States cannot be gainsaid. However, during the mid-1930s, there was a major disagreement between the constitutional aspects regarding the New Deal and the Supreme Court (Strout, 1933). As a result of the disagreement the ‘Court Packing Plan’ emerged and a subsequent constitutional ...

Book Review: Destiny of the Republic

Candice, Millard. Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President. New York: Random House, 2011.

Introduction

In both her books that she has written about American presidents, Candice Millard has concentrated on historical events that other authors have largely overlooked. Candice Millard’s Destiny of the Republic, follows her superb first book, River of Doubt (2005). She conduct the same interesting research to the life and assassination of Garfield, the same way she did to Theodore Roosevelt’s exploration of more than a thousand unknown and potentially lethal river miles in Brazil. Candice Millard is a ...

Renewable energy pertains to energy that is continually replenished no matter how much of it is used as energy resource. Examples of renewable energy are sunlight, rain, wind, waves, and geothermal heat. Among these, the sun is the best source of renewable energy considering that there is never a shortage of it despite advanced technologies' dependence on solar energy. It is also good for the environment unlike other traditional energy sources. Using solar energy, locations that depend on solar energy save a lot on electricity costs as they generate power through natural means. One of these areas is the Town of ...

Which presidential leader ever made effective usage of the mass media as Franklin Roosevelt? Organized through fireside chats, Roosevelt made effective means of pioneering his policies regarding the New Deal (Foner, 879). Being, the only American president who served for 12 years, the life, and influence of FDR is critical in the history and development of America. Therefore, many leaders who face major challenges have a way of facing their crises openly. From the analogies of Roosevelt, it emerges that he set a track for many leaders who came after his tenure in office. One element of great leadership from ...

Mount Rushmore National Memorial, also known as the Shrine of Democracy, is a sculpture of the heads of four presidents of the United States: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Thomas Jefferson. The sculptor Gutzon Borglum supervised the carving of the four faces into a peak of a mountain located in South Dakota’s Black Hills (CyArk, 2013). Originally, the sculpture was to depict the presidents from the waist up but Congress decided to find the sculpture complete with the finished faces after the death of Borglum in 1941, followed by a refusal to continue funding due to the United States entering ...

One of the most basic American history trivia questions would have to be who is the only president to in this history of this nation to be selected for service for nearly 16 years. The answer is Franklin Delano Roosevelt who is best known for steering the United States through two tremendous crises, World War II and the Great Depression. A multitude of historians and/or scholars have examined every aspect of Roosevelt’s life, views, and political decisions. While many consider him to be a staunch liberal as a result of his expansion of the role of the federal government into ...

Theodore Roosevelt was born in famous and wealthy family in New York City on October 27, 1858, He was to be the second oldest of four children. Since childhood, the future president didn’t show up by the great health and suffered from asthma. In late 1860 and early 1870 Roosevelt family made a trip to Europe, Africa and the Middle East. His primary education he received at home. Theodor was taught by his parents and tutors. He was brilliant in geography, history and good in biology. In 1876 Theodore Roosevelt entered Harvard University, and in 1880 graduated. ...

Part A

United State was initially very reluctant to join the World War 1 as it was aware of the consequences it would have on the economy and to the many Americans who had emigrated to various parts. However, it reached to some point when it was decided that America had to join. The first reason in this case was because of a decline in business and commercial activities. This is because many countries in Europe were commercial partners and hence their participation in the war resulted into economic downturn of the country (Murphy, 2004). The other reason for the entry ...

Progressivism is a reform movement that arose in the late 19th century and ran through the first decades of the early 20th century. Proponents of progressivism sought to address social, political and economic reforms. This was necessitated by the need to address the changes brought upon by industrial revolution and capitalism. There was also the need to prohibit child labor and create better conditions at home and at work. Among the first proponents of the progressive movement were Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson (frontrunners of the 1912 US presidential election). Both men were fortunate enough to serve as the presidents ...

Arguably, Eleanor Roosevelt is one of the most know women leader in the world. Leadership in woman's career was a difficult task to undertake, but the wife of Franklin Roosevelt was an exception. Driven by her personal character, philosophies, and tremendous leadership skill, she became one of the influential individual with re-known leadership skills. Eleanor Roosevelt was born in the year 1884 in New York City. In her entire life, Eleanor Roosevelt was a courageous leader who could always stand on her philosophies, as well as being in the forefront in helping does who needed her help. In fact, Eleanor Roosevelt ...

Arguably, the Great Depression was the worst international crisis in the 20th century. This crisis began in America following the decline in the value of the capital market. This was on the fourth day of September, 1929; a day that later came to be referred to as the black Tuesday. During the great depression, many political leaders held different ideas on the way out of the appalling economic situation (Boezi, 2005). The need for an economically pragmatic leader saw Franklin Roosevelt elected to power. The leader, whose election was a sign of relief, had many philosophies relating to the social, financial ...

The Alienist by Caleb Carr is one of the most imperative works, not only of the author, but also in American History. It portrays the initial rough days of America. The novel basically presents the take of the author on the violence and grotesqueness which was then a common part of New York streets. A series of murders take place in the novel, description of which is heart wrenching. Moore along with Roosevelt and other young police officers try to find the serial killer without involving other government officials because they are aware of their lack of interest. It ...

Throughout history, there has been a tendency to view minorities differently, with politicians perhaps viewing these differences as a threat to territorial integrity or political unity. As such, most governments normally take swift action to eliminate any differences that might exist amongst any minorities and majorities. These differences usually come about due to objective markers of identity, such as language, religion, race or even socioeconomic status, as these may bring about distinctions between minorities and others (Wippmann 598). In Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s radio address to Congress, we see the initial stages of an evolving quest to ensure the fulfillment ...

The United States attempted to maintain neutrality initially during World War II. There were two main reasons that this was done: business and politics. The United States was recovering from the Great Depression and was finding ways to make money from countries during the war. President Roosevelt was running for reelection.

Germany was dependent on oil from outside of its own borders and the borders of countries that it controlled. Before Germany controlled Rumania, oil was seen being carted on tanker cars for Germany with the words American Essolube and German – American Oil Company on the side. This is ...

American historians have long agreed with Eric Rauchway’s central thesis that the assassination of William McKinley in 1901 was a fortuitous event that opened the door to the Progressive Era of the next two decades. Theodore Roosevelt and other Progressives used this assassination by a self-described anarchist immigrant named Leon Czolgosz as a warning that the American political and economic system had to be reformed and become more equitable for the working class or revolution would be inevitable. Roosevelt did “set himself the task of implementing radical changes for conservative purposes", by which he meant that the conditions of the small ...

In 1961 W.R. Schilling published the article “The H-bomb Decision: How to Decide without Actually Choosing.” That was eleven years after the initial decision by President Harry Truman to explore the possibility of building a thermonuclear bomb. (Schilling 44) Schilling researched the decision to build a hydrogen bomb and concluded that the least that could be decided was decided was decided by Truman (24). His article explains the reasons he reached this conclusion. M. J. Sherwin (1973) published a different view twelve years after Schilling in an article titled “The Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War: U.S. Atomic-Energy Policy ...

Classic English Literature

On 28th September 1948, Eleanor Roosevelt gave a speech of the conservation of Human Rights while in France. From the onset, it can be seen that her main issue was to talk about how these rights can be ensured not only in once country but in the entire world. She thus says that she wanted to talk about a major issue at the time which lay in the preservation of human rights. (Roosevelt 1). This clearly shows her intent. She claims that the preservation of the rights is very important for in the current times. To assert the importance of this, ...

Arguably, there are many types of leadership in the world. Charismatic leadership is one of the types of leadership, which bases its leadership ideologies and ability to behave and communicate in techniques that followers receive on an emotional, and basic way, in order to motivate and inspire. In most cases, it is complex to identify charismatic leadership, but scholars believe that the ability to communicate powerfully could be one of the characteristics of charismatic leadership. According to Weber, charismatic leadership rests on devotion of exceptional heroism, sanctity, as well as exemplary character that individual possesses. In fact, such character ...

The development, course and end of Cold War is arguably, among the most fascinating topics in modern history judging from the considerable amount of historical literature and research. Although multiple causes have been advanced, Cold war has its roots in the breakdown in relations between the two major players; the US and Soviet Union during the period 1945-1950. Hypothetically to understand how Cold War developed, the causes of Cold war must be looked into on the basis of their relative importance so as to come up with differing perspective of the origin in relation to the events during the ...

Communication

Stephen Hawking and FDR: Coping with Disability It is interesting that both Stephen Hawking and Franklin D. Roosevelt are considered heroes to people with disabilities. Each of them has communicated much differently about their problems to the outside world. Franklin D. Roosevelt hid his disability from the public. On the other hand Stephen Hawkings is very public about his disability. His photographs can be found many places on the web and on the back covers of his books. Although the way the two men dealt with their contemporaries about their disabilities perhaps they each did what was best. ...

1932 Election

On the eve of election for the office for the President of the United States, the country is at a standstill. We have had to suffer through the hardships and pitfalls of the Great Depression; the country has been torn apart by prohibition, and the American economy has brought many families into poverty and desperation. Now is the time for direct action, and we stand on the eve of a choice that will determine the course of action of this country for the next four years. On the Democratic side of the equation sits Franklin D. Roosevelt, cousin of ...

The powers wielded by Governors somewhat from state to state, yet they are consistent enough to be insufficient on their own to explain why some governors enjoy a great deal of power and others are weaker. Powers, political climate and knowing how to govern all influence how a Governor performs in office. One of the tools enjoyed by all Governors is the “Bully Pulpit” a term coined by President Theodore Roosevelt to describe the platform his job provided him to be heard on any topic and to pursue any agenda. (In the early 1900s, “Bully” meant excellent and not harasser as ...

1. Introduction

This thesis shall evaluate how Franklin Roosevelt dealt with the Great Depression. The sole objective of the paper is to review the New Deal that Roosevelt engineered to rectify the mess that his predecessor Hoover had made of the economy. The thesis shall henceforth discuss several aspects of the New Deal and how it salvaged the American economy from sinking further. Franklin was the 32nd president of the United States of America. Roosevelt inherited a country that was dogged by the effects of the Great Depression. Roosevelt was first elected into office in the year 1932 and ...

Theodore Roosevelt is the 26th president of the United States having held office from 1901 – 1909 (Thayer, 2007). He is considered as among the strongest and most energetic presidents in the history of United States. From a general perspective, his key accomplishments are the emphasis on protection of public interest, expansion of the involvement of the United States in world affairs and social and economic reforms. Roosevelt always considered himself as the people’s steward and felt obligated to take any necessary actions for the public good. Even so, he never usurped power and always worked within the confines ...

It is interesting to note that many of the factors that have contributed to the economic downturn of recent years were at work in the 1920s. The widespread failure of financial institutions, a widening economic gap between rich and poor, a reduction in spending and ill-advised trade policies contributed to a toxic economic environment. As do contemporary politicians, the men charged with devising solutions had to look past ideological beliefs and political niceties in order to save an America still evolving into a massive, production-based economy. There are, perhaps, similarities to be drawn between the effects of the housing “bubble” of the 1990s ...

Introduction

The great depression was full blown and felt by the American people in 1929. Nevertheless, the indications were clear from as early as 1923 when financial institutions started closing the doors. This paper outlines the causes, effects and the tactics used that resulted to the recovery of the shattered economy of the United States under the watch of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The great depression cannot be attributed to have been caused by an individual factor, but a combination of unaddressed outstanding factors. From a keen observation of American history, in 1920, there was a large disparity between the haves and the have ...

History

Progressivism is a set of political theories that advocates social, political and economic changes for the betterment, especially in context of the deprived section of the society. This observable fact came into the existence in the period between the end of nineteenth century and in the beginning of the twentieth century. The emergence of this principle was first experienced in the cities, which were flooded by the migrated workers, who left their native places and traditional occupation, in search of better opportunities. These opportunities had taken place because of the new emerging centers of industries; people started fleeing towards ...

Leadership Style

Theodore Roosevelt the 26th US president who served for eight years; one term and a completion of President McKinley’s term. He is considered to be a reformer and one of the best presidents USA ever got. His leadership style is seen to be a blend of transformational and change leadership. According to Northhouse (2010) transformational leadership is that which results in changes in social systems and individuals. Transformational leadership is shown in Roosevelt’s actions when: he managed to rid the New York police department of corruption when he was a commissioner, he defeated the Spanish and drafted a letter called the ‘Round ...

Introduction

Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt was born on 27 October 1858 and grew up to be the 26th President of the United States of America between the years 1901 and 1909. He was born to a wealthy ‘half Dutch half Irish ’family and was lucky to be the son to the man who read to the public the Declaration of Independence at Georgia. As a boy, Teddy was sickly suffering from asthma and due to this condition he stayed home and studied History. He was also near sighted. Roosevelt joined Harvard college in 1876 and was known to study avidly even without the ...

Women have always been somewhat downtrodden in the field of work but one cannot not argue that huge leaps and bounds have been made in this area, largely thanks to the movement for more equality in the Progressive era. Moccio (1993) in Back to the Future 1. argues that there was a substantial and dramatic transformation in the Progressive Era where women and work was concerned. He explains that the women of the YWCA realised that affirmative ledership actually translated into mutial activism gave concrete results in the areas of advocacy and public policy, both areas where women were ...