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FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT AND THE NEW DEAL
Summary of the events
Franklin Roosevelt in 1932 joined the White House during difficult times of the Great Depression. He promised the American people a New Deal. The set of legislative reforms which came to be termed as the New Deal completely transformed economy and politics of the United States (Brinkley 35). Shortly after assuming power, Roosevelt told American people that the New Deal initiative would focus on achieving reforms, recovery and relief, popularly known as “3Rs”. President Roosevelt then began government programs to give shelter and food to the needy. These were some of the New Deal programs. Apart from that, the CCC (Civil Conservation Corps) gave Americans jobs which protected the natural environment. TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) gave people jobs of constructing dams in the Tennessee River. Such dams produced hydroelectricity for rural places. The dams also helped to prevent floods. WPA (the Works Progress Administration) gave people jobs of constructing schools, libraries, parks, and streets. Many Americans by 1939 still did not have jobs, although the economy was progressively improving. Since Roosevelt became president, the federal government played a bigger part of contributing better lives of Americans.
The context in which events occurred
When the Great Depression started, Herbert Hoover was the one who was serving as the U.S president. Hoover believed that the economy would restore and get better by itself. Brinkley opines that the economy got worse and many Americans were losing jobs and homes (43). People wanted the government to intervene. Congress enacted laws which loaned finance to railroads and banks, though these laws never improved the entire economy. Roosevelt became president in 1933, and he considered the federal government to assist to end the Depression, and eventually initiated the New Deal programs to restore the country.
Events considered significant turning point in history
The New Deal program assisted all Americans and created job opportunities to millions of citizens. Several New Deal programs are still continuing even in the present time. The Social Security Act offers money to individuals who are above 65 years old or people with disabilities (Brinkley 48). The New Deal created regulations to prevent depression from occurring again. Federal banks regulations protected saving accounts of people. The other regulation helped to protect workers by creating a national minimum wage.
FEMINIST MOVEMENT
Summary of the events
Feminist movement refers to several campaigns advocating reforms on issues like domestic violence, women’s suffrage, sexual violence and gender equality. Feminism movement started in the western world during the late 19th century and has undergone through three waves. The first-wave feminism movement was focused on addressing women suffrage, and political inequality undermining women and depriving them their voting rights (Brinkley 56). The first-wave feminism movement occurred during the 19th century and early 20th century and concentrated on legal issues to address women’s suffrage, especially to enable women enjoys the voting right.
The second-wave feminism movement started in the late 1950s in the United States, and the movement was influential until early 1980s. The second-wave feminism focused on gender inequality, and advocate equality such as workplace, sexuality, reproductive rights, and cultural and social inequalities. The third-wave feminism activity started in early 1999s and still continues to the present time to combat cultural, social, and financial inequalities and incorporate renewed advocacy for women to be involved in media and politics (Brinkley 67). In their efforts in political activism, feminists have also maintained the issues of women’s reproductive rights like the right to abortion. Feminist movement was concerned with freeing women from oppressive social structure. Feminist theories were focused on how society could get rid of unfair sex role.
The context in which events occurred
Feminist movement is known to have started during 1848 when women held the first women’s right convention in Seneca Falls, New York. In the meeting, women formed the women suffrage movement, and consequently women suffrage supporters moved in the streets to educate the public about the experience of women suffrage. Brinkley views that women lobbied the congress to pass laws that would protect women’s rights (72). Nevertheless, many politicians did not want to listen to women’s concerns. Women realized that in order to become successful in creating reforms, they required to win the voting right and form a mass movement to advocate their rights. Later, the feminist movement became more active because of the New Left as well as the civil right movement of the 1950s and early 1960s. Feminist government was a collective struggle aimed to set women free from male supremacy and oppression. It was a struggle for equality to achieve women liberation.
Events considered significant turning point in history
Feminist movements have helped creating equal opportunities and rights for women and enable women to gain control over their bodies and lives. Many times, women have been objectified and sexualized on many cultures. Feminist movements have attempted empoweri...