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Labor Unions During the Great Depression and New Deal - For Teachers (Library of Congress)
In the early 1930s, as the nation slid toward the depths of depression, the future of organized labor seemed bleak. In 1933, the number of labor union members was around 3 million, compared to 5 million a decade before. Most union members in 1933 belonged to skilled craft unions, most of which were affiliated with the American Federation of Labor (AFL). The union movement had failed in the previous 50 years to organize the much larger number of laborers in such mass production industries as steel, textiles, mining, and automobiles.The rise of labor organizations resulted from the growth of industry in the 1920s and the devastating effects of the Great Depression in the 1930s. During the Great Depression, unemployment was high. Many employers tried to get as much work as possible from their employees for the lowest possible wage. Workers were upset with the speedup of assembly lines, working conditions and the lack of job security. Seeking strength in unity, they formed unions. Automobile workers organized the U.A.W.
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Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the American people regain faith in themselves. He brought hope as he promised prompt, vigorous action, and asserted in his Inaugural Address, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Franklin D. Roosevelt | The White House
Links immediately following the image of the American Flag ( ) are links to other POTUS sites. All other links lead to sites elsewhere on the Web. Jump to: Presidential Election Results | Cabinet Members | Notable Events | Internet Biographies | Historical Documents | Media Resources | Other Internet Resources | Points of Interest Children: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1906-75); James Roosevelt (1907-91); Elliott Roosevelt (1910-90); Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. (1914-88); John Aspinwall Roosevelt (1916-81)
Franklin D. Roosevelt - President of the United States (POTUS)
Son of a Quaker blacksmith, Herbert Clark Hoover brought to the Presidency an unparalleled reputation for public service as an engineer, administrator, and humanitarian. Born in an Iowa village in 1874, he grew up in Oregon. He enrolled at Stanford University when it opened in 1891, graduating as a mining engineer. He married his Stanford sweetheart, Lou Henry, and they went to China, where he worked for a private corporation as China's leading engineer. In June 1900 the Boxer Rebellion caught the Hoovers in Tientsin.
Herbert Hoover | The White House
The purpose of this essay is to analyze the presidency of Herbert Hoover using various political models and to determine whether his ranking in presidential history is fair or not. President Herbert Hoover was elected by one of the largest margins in American history in 1928 and lost reelection to Franklin Roosevelt by one of the largest margins for a sitting president in American history in 1932. “The transformation of the national government from Hoover's brand of ‘rugged individualism; to Roosevelt's ‘New Deal’ changed American politics forever.” [i] This paper will look at his presidency to determine what exactly happened over his four years in office to change the minds of the people who first elected him. One of the first names that come to the mind of the average person when asked who the worst president was is Herbert Hoover, whether this assumption is true or not will be looked at.
The Presidency of Herbert Hoover
Radio's America: The Great Depression and the Rise of Modern Mass Culture by Bruce Lenthall, an excerpt
Listeners who tuned into the radio Sunday, October 30, 1938, shortly after 8:00 p.m. heard an announcer interrupt the music of Ramon Raquello’s orchestra for a special news bulletin. Several astronomers, the announcer declared, had observed inexplicable and fiery explosions on the surface of the planet Mars. The announcer quickly returned listeners to the orchestra, but promised to cut away again to take listeners to an interview with a noted astronomer as soon as possible.
The Works Progress Administration, launched by President Franklin Roosevelt in his third year in office, was the largest jobs initiative the United States has ever seen. It was the signature program of the New Deal -- and the most attacked and reviled by conservatives. In its eight years, from 1935 to 1943, it spent $10.5 billion employing eight and a half million Americans who previously had been jobless, rescuing them -- and the country -- from the straits of the Depression. Unemployment had been 24.9 percent when Roosevelt took office two years earlier, in 1933. Millions were homeless and wandering the country in search of jobs.
Works Progress Administration News - The New York Times
The Great Depression and the New Deal
As the Great Depression ended the prosperity of the 1920s, the Pacific Northwest suffered economic catastrophe like the rest of the country. Businesses and banks failed and by 1933 only about half as many people were working as had been in 1926. The population in the Pacific Northwest continued to grow but more slowly, as many left the Dust Bowl states of the Midwest and Plains. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal" aimed at promoting economic recovery and putting Americans back to work through Federal activism. New Federal agencies attempted to control agricultural production, stabilize wages and prices, and create a vast public works program for the unemployed.
In October 1929 the stock market crashed, wiping out 40 percent of the paper values of common stock. Even after the stock market collapse, however, politicians and industry leaders continued to issue optimistic predictions for the nation's economy. But the Depression deepened, confidence evaporated and many lost their life savings. By 1933 the value of stock on the New York Stock Exchange was less than a fifth of what it had been at its peak in 1929. Business houses closed their doors, factories shut down and banks failed.
The Depression in the U.S.--An Overview
Top 10 New Deal Programs
The Great Depression was the largest and most significant economic depression to affect not only America but also the world. The Stock Market Crash on October 29, 1929 is cited as the beginning of the Great Depression. Herbert Hoover was president when the Crash occurred but felt that the government should not become overly involved in helping individuals dealing with economic troubles.The Early Years When David Franklin Williams was travelling by train in early 1905, he went through a small station called 'Myrna'. He loved the name and when a daughter was born to him and his wife Della Mae on August 2nd 1905 they named her Myrna Adele Williams. Myrna's Scottish and Welsh grandmothers were both strong, pioneering women who made comfortable lives for their children.
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Myrna Loy Pictures - Myrna Loy Photo Gallery - 2011
Recent images of Myrna Loy. Photos. Hot. Popular. Latest Myrna Loy photos 2012 gallery.Georgia native "Pretty Boy" Floyd grew famous in the Midwest as one of a cadre of 1930's badmen who used the lack of federal laws and strong local friendships to elude capture and prosecution. Pretty Boy Floyd Born in rural Bartow County Charles Arthur Floyd was born on February 3 , 1904 , Bartow County, GA. He died in East Liverpool, Ohio, October 22 , 1934
Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd
Dear Visitor, The Historic Route 66 web site is dedicated to provide free information for those who want to learn more about Route 66. It features a turn-by-turn road description , guiding the visitor from Chicago to Los Angeles. The forum is available for discussions regarding old 66 by the visitors of this site. There's a slide-show , with pictures from our trip down Route 66 in 1994.