Discuss Franklin Roosevelt's general approach to dealing with the problems of the Great Depression and give appropriate examples from his programs implemented in the first 100 days to illustrate your analysis
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Roosevelt's approach to dealing with the problems of the Depression was pragmatic, flexible, and experimental. On his first day in office, he declared a banking holiday to prevent total collapse of the banking system. He also began structuring welfare programs. He attempted to revitalize industry through the National Industrial Recovery Act and agriculture with the Agricultural Adjustment Act. The Tennessee Valley Authority represented an experiment with regional planning.
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What was the significance of the American victory in the battle of Saratoga?
a. The British blamed Howe for the loss of Saratoga and did not celebrate the capture of Philadelphia, leading to Howe's resignation subsequently b. Benedict Arnold was again betrayed (first time with Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga) - Horatio Gates got all the credits and did not mention Arnold's contribution when reporting to Congress. It was Arnold who demanded to charge and attack the British army. It was also Arnold who ordered the sniping of British General Fraser. After his death, the British troops collapsed and there was no will to fight c. Benjamin Franklin finally obtained the pledge of support from King Louis XVI, and turned the American Revolution into a World War d. All of the above
Explain and evaluate the Eisenhower administration's perception of and response to nationalist movements in the Third World. Pay particular attention to the administration's response to Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán and Gamal Abdul Nasser.
What will be an ideal response?
Beguines were
A) courtly dances. B) communities of pious laywomen. C) troubadours. D) landless peasants in the Rhineland. E) women who did not take vows.
While the late twentieth century saw the emergence of a global economy, in many poorer regions this period also saw the arrival of brutal civil wars, vast differences in wealth, and increasingly limited access to fundamental features of modern
civilizations. In what ways have the collapse of the Soviet Union, decolonization, and competing claims on environmental, fuel, and agricultural resources fueled this change?