Pros And Cons Of Fdr

Franklin D. Roosevelt's 3 R’s and How Effective Were They?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and emerged as a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century. He directed the United States government during most of the Great Depression and World War II. As a dominant leader of his party, he built the New Deal Coalition, realigning American politics into the Fifth Party System and defining American liberalism throughout the middle third of the 20th century. Roosevelt's "First 100 Days" concentrated

An example being the Pullman Strike of July 11, 1894. The strike and boycott shut down much of the nation's freight and passenger traffic west of Detroit, Michigan. The conflict began in Pullman, Chicago, on May 11 when nearly 4,000 factory employees of the Pullman Company began a wildcat strike in response to recent reductions in wages. The US Attorney General issued an injunction against the striking workers, and President Grover Cleveland sent federal forces to protect trains being run by non-union strikebreakers. Pro-union mobs destroyed trains and building. Although destruction is deemed dangerous, without this kind of force and advocation, companies would take advantage of employees. With the creation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, this provides unions with what they were fighting for thus keeping everyone happy because they get what they want and the government doesn’t have to deal with their damages if an uprising were to

I refute this because in 1965-1898 banks, government, and business where pretty much all tied together. An example being that of William Tweed, who was widely known as "Boss" Tweed. Tweed was an American politician most notable for being the "boss" of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the politics in New York City and State. At the height of his influence, Tweed was the third-largest landowner in New York City and a director of the Erie Railroad, the Tenth National Bank, and the New-York Printing Company, as well as proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel. Tweed was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1852 and the New York County board of supervisors in 1858, the year he became the head of the Tammany Hall political machine. He was also elected to the New York State Senate in 1867, but Tweed's greatest influence came from being an appointed member of a number of boards and commissions, his control over political patronage in New York City through Tammany, and his ability to ensure the loyalty of voters through jobs he could create meaning that he would bribe them. He put people in places of power and such that isn’t legal unless it is done with freedom of choice by the American people. Tweed was also convicted for stealing an amount estimated by an aldermen's committee in 1877 at between $25 million and $45 million from New York City