Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt
NAME: Herbert Hoover
OCCUPATION: 31st US President BIRTH DATE: August 10, 1874 DEATH DATE: October 20, 1964 EDUCATION: Stanford University PLACE OF BIRTH: West Branch, Iowa PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York FULL NAME: Herbert Clark Hoover Hoover became the 31st president of the United States on March 4th, 1929. Unfortunately, eight months later the stock market crash of 1929, or "Black Tuesday", occurred, ushering in the Great Depression. Hoover’s policies could not overcome the economic destruction and despair that resulted from such a drop in the economy. He took much of the blame for the depression, even though his predecessor’s decisions contributed to it. He did not recognize the severity of the depression and did not get the federal government to step in and help the people of the US. Most citizens of the US viewed him as a callous and insensitive man. He felt to no sympathy for those who were suffering in his country. By the end of his four-year term, he did not have that many people who were rooting for him. In the 1932 Election, Roosevelt won and Hoover lost. 88.9% of Americans voted for Roosevelt and only 11.1% voted for Hoover.
After the election, Hoover immediately returned to his home in Palo Alto, California. He spent his time fishing and writing letters and essays that opposed the New Deal programs. He called the whole thing "fascistic". Even though he was still an important in the world of politics, most Republican groups did not want to be involved with him, since he was known for his horrible reputation. On October 20th, 1964, Herbert Hoover passed away from colon cancer at the age of ninety. President Herbert Hoover
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NAME: Franklin D. Roosevelt
OCCUPATION: 32nd US President BIRTH DATE: January 30, 1882 DEATH DATE: April 12, 1945 EDUCATION: Harvard University PLACE OF BIRTH: Hyde Park, New York PLACE OF DEATH: Warm Springs, Georgia FULL NAME: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to be the new president of the United States. He was the only president to be elected four times. He was a democrat. Roosevelt led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II, and greatly expanded the powers of the federal government through a series of programs and reforms known as the New Deal.
On March 4th, 1933, FDR became the 32nd president of the United States. The first thing Roosevelt did after he was inaugurated was to declare a four-day national bank “holiday”. It took place from March 6 to 10. Any and all transactions in the back were suspended. People could only turn money into change. Roosevelt represented Congress with Emergency Banking Act. The law gave the President power through the Treasury Department. He wanted to reopen all of the banks that weren't in credit and help those that were. The House debated for only forty minutes before passing the law. The Senate soon followed with their support. FDR guided America through the greatest domestic crisis in American history. His presidency was unmatched by any other presidents. Not only did he serve longer than any other president (twelve years), but he did more for his country than any other president. When he was elected into office, America was in a brutal cyclical depression, and hardly any US citizens had enough money to survive. He brought in strength for the country and became the president that they needed. He had optimism, confidence, and he was especially savvy when it came to politics. He was the ideal president for the time. He put America back together. He was the creator of the “New Deal”, which was an experiment set of social and economic programs that were used to help America recover from the Depression. When it came to foreign affairs, FDR was all about defeated the fascist powers that were in Europe and Asia, Germany, Italy, and Japan. During the war, he helped America and its allies reach victory, which served well to give America a good name. It caused a dramatic change in relationship for America with other countries. This change gave America a leading role in helping to shape the remaining years of the twentieth century. On April 12th, 1945, Franklin Delano Roosevelt died from a massive cerebral hemorrhage that placed him into a brief coma. He was unconscious until doctors announced him dead at 3:35 PM. Roosevelt in Seattle, around the time he enacted the bank holiday that President Hoover had dismissed. |