Thursday, April 23, 2009

Hist 123: Great Depression Video


Song: U.N. Owen Was Her
Artist: ZUN
Appears: Embodiment of the Scarlet Devil (Touhuo 6); extra stage boss: Flandre

Many Americans thought badly of Hoover, especially when he didn't show much care for the unemployed, prompting that the government would fix itself from the depression. It was a hard time for the common man. To appease America's desire in the want of change, Franklin D. Roosevelt was easily adopted as president. However, his New Deal campaign didn't fix all of the problems. The political cartoon of Uncle Sam and his multiple pill bottles (the NRA the largest) shows that Roosevelt tried to fix things as president; but like he's says, they'd have to try something else if the pills didn't work: after all, the slogan of the New Deal was action, experiment, and improvise. Some of Roosevelt's plans worked once implemented, and others not so much, such as the NRA. The resulting strikes from workers demanding the rights that the NRA supposedly provided cast Roosevelt in a darker light, bearing criticism and opposition to the New Deal. However, many people loved Roosevelt in comparison to Hoover. The Bonus Marchers were chased from their protest by the army and tanks, and when Roosevelt took office, people were sure he could fix the situation, especially with the way he handled the Bonus Army. There were still soup lines, and high unemployment, despite the many programs Roosevelt used to combat the depression it lingered. But, the people had faith that Roosevelt would save them.


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