Unit 7: Roaring 20s & Great Depression
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Primary Sources
Fireside Chat 1In the first of the many Fireside Chats that FDR presents, he covers the topic of the Banking Crisis. He begins by explaining the current crisis and bank holidays. Then he begins to mention what has been done by Congress in reopening the banks. FDR then reassures the American public that their deposits are safer in a bank than "under their mattress" and explains how. However, the only way for things to run smoothly is through support from the people, but people must cooperate with him as well--to put in money in banks as well, and not just greedily withdraw.
This fireside chat is significant for many revolutionary reasons. Firstly, the advancement of technology and radio is proven through this as the president connects with the entire American people in his speech. Secondly, this connection makes the public feel closer with the President, and it provides them comfort through difficult times. This Fireside Chat was very persuasive--and without it the whole Banking Crisis may not have been solved with a full range of skeptics. -Ingrid C Emergency Quota Act of 1921
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 was to limit the amount of immigration of "aliens" into the United States. FDR expands on what he means by aliens, immigration and the United States. In addition, it explains when it goes in to effect, when it ends and to whom it applies. The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 is significant because it limited the amount of immigrants allowed to come into the United States. The act favored immigrants from southern and eastern Europe, so other continents such as Japan were not allowed to come to the United States. ~Kayla M. |
National Industrial Recovery Act
Passed by Congress in June 1933, the National Industrial Recovery Act was part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's attempt to help America recover from the effects of the stock market crash. It essentially monitored the trade practices and provided much needed support for the fledgling labor unions. Collective bargaining had not been lawful for long.
Roosevelt's administration was getting an unprecedented amount of legislation through the House and the Senate because the Great Depression acted as a catalyst. Using the pressing needs of a great deal of unemployed, impoverished Americans, FDR had the Supreme Court behind him as well. This empowered him to make significant and long lasting changes, or reforms, to the role of the federal government and the industries it had come to control. ~Daniel T. The Eighteenth AmendmentThis amendment, taken into effect on January 17, 1920, prohibited the use, importation, and distribution of intoxicating liquors and alcoholic beverages. It complemented the separate Volstead Act, which detailed the means by which to enforce the amendment. This added piece of the US Constitution was a culmination of years of progressivism and temperance moments. The Eighteenth Amendment is incredibly important in that its prohibition of alcohol led to the death of saloons and the birth of "speakeasies." These establishments illegally sold and distributed alcoholic drinks incognito. The prohibition laws also gave rise to powerful and elaborate gangsterism. Gangs led by infamous mobsters such as Al Capone made their money off alcoholic trade. When the amendment was later repealed by the 21st Amendment, these gangsters sought business in ransom, trafficking, narcotics, etc. ~Aaron W. |