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Why Franklin D. Roosevelt was a Great President

Why Franklin D. Roosevelt was a Great President
I've spent several weeks giving you what some historians thought of Franklin D. Roosevelt's economic policies as well as my own opinion. What I would like to do now is explain why I feel that FDR was indeed a great president. Now, some may react to this statement by asking, "How can he ... Full story

The Coming of another Great Depression by 2012?

The Coming of another Great Depression by 2012?
I have to admit that I have on occasion caught parts of the Glenn Beck show; you know that far Right-Wing fear and hate monger. Mainly I catch it on the weekends, if at all. Anyway, Beck for well over a year has been preaching about the coming economic apocalypse.  However frightening and ... Full story

New Deal or Raw Deal: FDR’s Great Depression Policies, Part II

New Deal or Raw Deal: FDR's Great Depression Policies, Part II
(Please see Part I first if you have not done so already) Franklin Delano Roosevelt entered office on the heels of the 1932 collapse of the American Financial system. The floor fell out of the economy. At the time of the November election, unemployment stood at 31% and the GDP fell from $104 ... Full story

Reassessing Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal Policies

Reassessing Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Policies
My A.P. United States history class is fast approaching the 1930s; well now that we have switched from a 90 minute block to a 45 "skinny" we are creeping along since the year started. We will hit the 1980s/90s just in time for the early May exam. Also, during this semester we will ... Full story

Henry A. Kissinger, Woodrow Wilson, Diplomacy, and the Progressive Movement

Henry A. Kissinger, Woodrow Wilson, Diplomacy, and the Progressive Movement
How do I connect the title of the post... Henry A. Kissinger was sworn in on September 22, 1973, as the 56th Secretary of State, and since that moment was one of those politicians whom people have loved to hate. Just do a Google search and there are all kinds of interesting websites; one even shows ... Full story

Oliver Stone’s New Documentary: Revisionism at its Best…

Oliver Stone's New Documentary: Revisionism at its Best...
Oliver Stone is no stranger to conspiracy theories and to gross historical inaccuracies (see JFK for starters, Oswald was the lone shooter), and it looks like he is taking on yet more "misunderstood" events and people (thank God for Oilver Stone or we would all be , as he says "ignorant."); only this time his focus ... Full story
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