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Document Based Questions (DBQs) on Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt Speeches
Cameron Giles
Course: AMH2020
United States History 1865 to Present
Seminole State College
10/16/2023
The Great Depression served as a context for the presidential race. Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt triumphed over Herbert Hoover, the current Republican president of the United States in the presidential election. Although they both wanted to be leader, their political beliefs diverged because they belonged to opposing parties. Based on their two presentations, we will conduct a discussion-based quiz in this section. The infamous Madison Square Garden campaign
address was the Herbert speech. FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt) was the one who gave his inauguration address.
According to Herbert Hoover and the Republican Party, the American system of government is driven by individualism and self-governance. According to Hoover, the American system of government is one of decentralized local control. He points out that we have outperformed many others because of time and the fact that we have consistently insisted on equal chances. The basic
idea of the United States of America is "ordered liberty, freedom, and equal opportunity," which has been the focus of 150 years of social policy and political discourse (Hoover, 1928). According to Herbert Hoover, the United States has better governance than other nations. For instance, we value independent thinking more than Europe, which was characterized by dominance and socialist governments. Hoover, mentions the fact that our government has a longer span of history than Russia's system demonstrates the superiority of the American administration over theirs. However, "she has not had the blessings of one hundred and fifty years of our form of government and our social system," (Hoover, 1928), despite the fact that they share the same commodities and enterprises with equal opportunities.
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself," was Franklin Roosevelt's catchphrase (Roosevelt, 1933). FDR believed that we should face every challenge head-on and that the only
thing that has kept us from doing so was fear. Instead of confronting the existing circumstances head-on, coming up with solutions, and holding people accountable, we would prefer to deal with doubt or fear. No problem is insurmountable, but creating jobs is the only way to revive the economy, thus the United States must hire people to combat this. Roosevelt claims in his speech from 1933 that this employment will enable him to complete initiatives that are urgently needed to encourage and restructure the utilization of our natural resources. He also says that after the Americans finish their work, everything else crumbles. The cost of agriculture and the proper utilization of the land is to be fixed. The government should assist in many different ways, including direct employment recruiting, according to Franklin Roosevelt. FDR goes on to say that the government should work on relief efforts and farm and housing foreclosures. In general, the government ought to get more active and step in when its citizens are in danger. The government should be more eager to step in and solve these economic and social issues rather than letting the populace suffer.
As mentioned in this speech, Roosevelt believed that government assistance was necessary to
address the Great Depression crisis. To first accomplish this was to get the American people working. He said, "It can be accomplished in part by direct recruiting by the government itself, treating the task as we would treat the emergency of a war" (Roosevelt, 1933). FDR believed that
by putting people to work, the unemployment issue would be resolved, and we could then focus on other problems until the economy was back on track. FDR favored more efficient farming and
land utilization. He wished to aid farmers and owners of tiny homes facing foreclosure. To do this, FDR said the government may assist with relief efforts. He went on to say, "It can be helped
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by insistence that the Federal, State and local governments act forthwith on the demand that their
cost be drastically reduced," (Roosevelt, 1933).
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover had different views on working through The Great Depression and the government. While Hoover focused primarily on the individual to revive the economy, Roosevelt recommended that government agencies provide immediate job opportunities. Hoover (1928) defended this by arguing that "the Federal Government became a centralized despotism which undertook unprecedented responsibilities, assumed autocratic powers, and took over the business of citizens." He wants the populace to realize that their freedom had been snatched by the government. FDR said, "It can be accomplished in part by direct recruiting by the government itself, treating the task as we would treat the emergency of a war," (Roosevelt, 1933). In order to fully engage the government in the reunification of the economy, this is necessary. FDR, in my opinion, best represents the government and how it ought to be run. People elect a government, and that government should do what is necessary for those people to prosper. The idea is to maintain your freedom while receiving assistance in tackling the more difficult issues and coming up with answers. In order for the community to prosper and grow as one the government needs to be involved and the people must coexist to achieve greatness as one. The government can help with the safeguards as FDR mentioned in the speech with credit lines and consumers money. This then can be ensuring to security of the people whether it be their properties or finances. They are expected to assist and take action to create a sustainable way of life for the nation. FDR wanted to uplift the populace while also having the government help. His
strategy led to assistance with employment. Aiding with relief and foreclosure prevention efforts
was another way the government can help. His entire lecture focuses on how a government and its citizens should coexist. This is not an insurmountable challenge if we approach it with bravely
and within the right path, is the best way to sum it all up. It can be done in part by the government directly hiring people, the government should be engaging with the situation as they would in an emergency due to a war, while also completing urgently needed projects to encourage and reorganize the use of our natural resources, according to Roosevelt in 1933.
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