I'm doing an IB Internal Assessment on some aspect of American history.. I was leaning towards focusing on FDR and the extent of his role in the relief after the Depression, but I really haven't thought of much else.
Are there any very interesting characters in US History who may actually have some legitimate information on them I would be interested in researching?
2007-03-22 16:48:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
You might look into Huey Long. He didn't get along with FDR.
2007-03-22 16:54:57 · answer #1 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An interesting topic that might be unusual is the trust-busting of the Roosevelt and Taft administrations. An interesting aspect of that is Roosevelt was known as the "trust-buster", but in his 7 years in office his administration broke up fewer trusts than Taft did in 4 years. Taft's PR people must not have been very good.
You might be disappointed in looking at the role of FDR and relief "after" the depression. True the depression started before he came into office, but it didn't end shortly after he took office. It took gearing up for World War II to end the depression. He was re-elected in 1936 while the depression was still going on. His PR people were very good. Things were still tough in 1940, but there was a European war going on and he had kept us out of it to that point.
So FDR's role in relief after the depression was very little. After the depression, he dealt pretty much with the war, right up to the day he died.
2007-03-23 11:19:42 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could focus on any of the topics mentioned in answer to your question. BUT as far as research, you will find plenty of info on the FDR topic you first mentioned. That will make your research task a lot easier. Therefore, you will have more time to re-write and refine your work. Therefore, it will be better written than a topic that will be more difficult to research.
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/ - FDR Library site
http://newdeal.feri.org/
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2007-03-23 13:11:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Follow the careers of (in this order) Elihu Root, Henry Stimson and John McCloy and David Rockefeller.
Insiders in the spanish American war, World War I and World War II. These men will take you all the way to the development of the world trade towers.
2007-03-22 17:54:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about Lincoln's support of slavery and opposition to racial equality until 2 years into the civil war?
2007-03-22 17:26:29 · answer #5 · answered by Bryan _ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On of my favorite old timers is Benjamin Franklin. He was a major player back in those days. Great sense of humor and very inquisitive.
2007-03-22 17:19:06 · answer #6 · answered by fra_bob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How and why our (U.S.) Civil War?
What previously unknown personalities came to determine the result?
Did Lincoln emerge as our "greatest" president ?
2007-03-22 18:48:23 · answer #7 · answered by dougie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋