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This book analyzes and provokes thoughtful discussion about the ways in which the collapse of the American economy in 1929 and 1930 contributed to the onset of a global depression that caused widespread suffering, political instability, and grassroots organizing.In the US, the decade-long Great Depression called into question the viability of capitalism and strained democratic institutions as tens of millions of Americans sank into an abyss of poverty. On top of this catastrophe was a severe drought that turned much of the American Southwest and Midwest into a barren Dust Bowl. Throughout this trying decade, Americans sought to define themselves across regions and as citizens while engaging in debates over the meaning of democracy, the efficacy of capitalism, and the relationship of these two systems to one another. This volume tells the stories of the ordinary and extraordinary people who engaged in those debates. It explains the causes and consequences of the Great Depression, with attention to the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the emergence of the New Deal; and foreign affairs. Exploring the circulation of transformative policies, ideas, and forces that continue to reverberate in the present day, this tightly presented narrative will be of interest to students of American history, and particularly to undergraduate readers desiring a concise and engaging overview of the decade.
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This book analyzes and provokes thoughtful discussion about the ways in which the collapse of the American economy in 1929 and 1930 contributed to the onset of a global depression that caused widespread suffering, political instability, and grassroots organizing.In the US, the decade-long Great Depression called into question the viability of capitalism and strained democratic institutions as tens of millions of Americans sank into an abyss of poverty. On top of this catastrophe was a severe drought that turned much of the American Southwest and Midwest into a barren Dust Bowl. Throughout this trying decade, Americans sought to define themselves across regions and as citizens while engaging in debates over the meaning of democracy, the efficacy of capitalism, and the relationship of these two systems to one another. This volume tells the stories of the ordinary and extraordinary people who engaged in those debates. It explains the causes and consequences of the Great Depression, with attention to the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the emergence of the New Deal; and foreign affairs. Exploring the circulation of transformative policies, ideas, and forces that continue to reverberate in the present day, this tightly presented narrative will be of interest to students of American history, and particularly to undergraduate readers desiring a concise and engaging overview of the decade.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the U.S., looms large over the history of the nation and the world. Serving in office for an unprecedented 12 years, he, along with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, guided the nation through two of the 20th century’s most dire crises: the Great Depression and World War II. Elected in 1932, amidst the Great Depression, he launched the New Deal, a series of laws and programs designed to broaden the federal government’s authority over the economy and provide Americans with a social safety net. Facing the rise of fascism in Europe and Asia, Roosevelt forged an alliance with the United Kingdom, U.S.S.R., and China that fought a grueling and ultimately victorious war against Germany, Italy, and Japan. Throughout, he held fast to the idea that a government should be responsive to the needs of ordinary people, a vision that he carried into international relations when he promoted the establishment of the United Nations.With a sensitivity to his flaws as well as strengths, Franklin Delano Roosevelt: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works probes the people, events, organizations, policies and places that inhabited the orbit of this magnetic and complex personality. It contains a chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, and cross-referenced entries on the people, events, organizations, and policies that defined his life.