By, Reed, Kaylee, and

Mikayla!

* Wilson was the 28th president of the United States.* His greatest accomplishment as president was in his efforts

to pass domestics policies.

* The Underwood Tariff Act* Federal Reserve System* Federal Trade Commission

* He put efforts towards creating an international peace organization, the League of Nations.

(1913-1921)

* The 31st president of the United States* Served during Great Depression

* He cut taxes and expanded public works spending* He didn’t want people to suffer from hunger and the cold

but believed it was up to the locals and volunteers.* He had many opponents in Congress and they

blamed him for the Great Depression.

* After presidency, he was a strong critic of the New Deal.

(1929- 1933)

• He was born January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York, United States.• He was born into wealth and grew up on his

family’s 600-acre manor along the Hudson river.• He was an only child and enjoyed the

attention he got from both his parents; James and Sara Delano.

He was privately tutored at this manor until he was 14 years old and enjoyed traveling with his parents.He attended Groton prep school and in 1900 went to Harvard University. He was a good, but social student.Soon after, he married his distant cousin Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. From her, FDR gained appreciation for the problems of the poor and underprivileged.

☼Roosevelt graduated from Harvard and then passed the Bar Exam at the Columbia University Law School

☼Next, he worked at a New York City Law Firm☼He went on to become state senator for Hyde Park,

NY, his hometown (1910-1913)☼He attracts Wilson’s attention and is offered the title

of Secretary of the Navy

☼He then ran for vice-president with James Cox, but they miserably lost. From this loss he was discouraged from politics.

☼While on his time away from politics, he contracted polio and became immobilized.

☼In 1928, he hesitantly ran for governor of New York and won the election. He was elected a second time in 1930

☼He was seen as hope during the Great Depression and was elected president in 1932.

~ FDR served for 4 terms; the longest any president had served.

~ Very open-minded to new ideas – was willing to try many things to fix the economy.

~ The “Brain-Trust” were his advisors, which consisted of educators, economists, and other experts.

~ The New Deal was meant to end the Great Depression~ Passed many Bills to help with the unemployment rate. This time was known

as The Hundred Days.~ Put many people to work, and those who still couldn’t and were desperate,

could receive federal support from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration

~ Included Social Security, which provided pensions~ Also protected depositors’ bank savings

• Died on April 12, 1945 from a massive stroke while reviewing paperwork in his office in Warm Springs, Georgia. He died less than three hours later. He was buried in Hyde Park, New York.

• His vice-president, Harry S. Truman took office.

He can fairly be called one of the greatest leaders who ever

lived.

FDR is remembered for his sense of never being overwhelmed by

his burdens, and people considered him as the “rock of security and confidence in a

world of chaos.”

Many saw FDR as a father figure and hero. He proved to not let anything get him down, even when he was overcome by polio, and could no longer

walk.

They called the 1920s the roaring twenties. It was a time of modernization and change, not all of it good.This time period was also called the Jazz Age. Jazz became very popular during this time period. It was a unique American sound with African roots.Flappers: young women that wore shorter skirts, more revealing clothing, heavier make-up and sported bobbed haircuts and cigarettes.One year before the 1920s, (1919) the 18th amendment was passed making the selling, creating, or moving of alcoholic beverages illegal. This was also known as the Prohibition.Hoping to decrease the evils of alcohol, the amendment only intensified them. It sparked a strong want for alcohol, resulting in the creation of speakeasies. They were secretive bars where alcohol was illegally served. There were some 32,000 speakeasies operating in New York City alone!Also, the 19th amendment was passed in 1920, granting women’s suffrage.

The Harlem Renaissance was the explosion of African-American culture that peaked in the 1920s.

The Red Scare refers to the fear among Americans of Communism taking over their government. Even though there were only 150,000 communist and anarchist in the US (.1 % of the population) it was still a major worry.

In 1928, the Kellogg-Briand Pact was created, stating that all of the independent nations that signed it would “renounce war as an instrument of national policy.”

Following this optimism, the great powers reduce the size of armed forces and weapons, also known as a disarmament.

ЖBecause the United States was recovering from the war quickly, it affected the world.

ЖThe United States the world’s leading economic power.

ЖThis left the world’s economy relatively prosperous

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque illustrated the evils of WW1 and was translated into English in 1930Literally translates to Nothing New on the

Western Front.

The main concern of America in the 1930s was the Great Depression. Although it started in 1929, it consumed the 1930s. It was caused by a sudden crash in the stock market. It caused poverty for many and was a dreary, depressing time for America.

Overall, the entire world was suffering during this time period.

After the Great War, countries began to stop importing as much from each other so they were bringing in less money and needed to raise prices.

Industrialized countries suffered the worst, since construction came to a standstill

Also, farming was the most promising career and there was a dramatic increase in the world’s farmland at this time.

1. Put these three Presidents in order from first to last: Herbert Hoover, Woodrow Wilson, and FDR.

Answer! Wilson, Hoover, FDR2. True or False? The name of FDR’s group of

advisors was “The Depression Stoppers”.Answer! False, they were named the “Brain-

Trust”.

3. What was the name of FDR’s plan to stop the Depression?Answer! The New Deal4. True or False? A Flapper was a derogatory name for

elderly, conservative woman.Answer! False, it was a term for a young lady who wore short

skirts and dresses with short hair.5. How did FDR become paralyzed?Answer! Polio

Assessment Cont

6. How did people react to Prohibition?Answer! They were angered and formed speakeasies.7.How many times was Roosevelt reelected as president?Answer! 4! ö 8. Which President is commonly blamed for the Great

Depression?Answer! Herbert Hoover

Let s Keep Testing!

9. What was the 19th amendment? Answer! It granted women the right to vote.10. Was the New Deal successful in ending the Great

Depression?Answer! No, although it did help to end some suffering.**BONUS!** What is FDR’s middle name?Answer! His middle name is Delano, not Delanor (it sounds

like it when you say his full name all together!)Fun Fact!^

Almost There!

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