Final Opportunity Session
I have chosen ten most important individuals, developments, and events of the twentieth century that has influenced the history of the United States. I have selected these because they exemplify the struggles of the United States economically and socially. They indicate people who are integral to great change in the United States, turning points of war, the creation of new technological developments, and beginnings of social and political movements. The combination of my choices show how Americans dealt with issues in their lives with the involvement of the government and what they did to create historical change in the twentieth century. The absence of these would not have transformed America to be where it is today. …show more content…
Roosevelt and its ' objective was to achieve the goals of relief, recovery, and reform. Roosevelt wanted to lift the nation out of the Great Depression through public assistance, so he created bold programs that gave America a sense of economic security and social justice. The New Deal 's supreme achievement was social security. This was public assistance to relieve the poverty of elderly people and compensated unemployment with benefits. Without the creation of social security, many Americans would continue to struggle and it would have possibly prolonged The Great Depression. Among many of the programs that The New Deal established, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) spoke to me the most. It was run by the United States Army and it was designed to impose strict discipline on jobless young men to work in national forests, federal conservation, and road construction projects. According to the video, "FDR and the Great Depression" it reported that, "In 9 years, the CCC helped the youngsters learn about conservation as well as the skills to practice it." This program helped young boys support their impoverished families as they were also provided a room, health care, and got paid at least $25. If it had not been for the CCC, we would not have most of the national parks that we enjoy
I have chosen ten most important individuals, developments, and events of the twentieth century that has influenced the history of the United States. I have selected these because they exemplify the struggles of the United States economically and socially. They indicate people who are integral to great change in the United States, turning points of war, the creation of new technological developments, and beginnings of social and political movements. The combination of my choices show how Americans dealt with issues in their lives with the involvement of the government and what they did to create historical change in the twentieth century. The absence of these would not have transformed America to be where it is today. …show more content…
Roosevelt and its ' objective was to achieve the goals of relief, recovery, and reform. Roosevelt wanted to lift the nation out of the Great Depression through public assistance, so he created bold programs that gave America a sense of economic security and social justice. The New Deal 's supreme achievement was social security. This was public assistance to relieve the poverty of elderly people and compensated unemployment with benefits. Without the creation of social security, many Americans would continue to struggle and it would have possibly prolonged The Great Depression. Among many of the programs that The New Deal established, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) spoke to me the most. It was run by the United States Army and it was designed to impose strict discipline on jobless young men to work in national forests, federal conservation, and road construction projects. According to the video, "FDR and the Great Depression" it reported that, "In 9 years, the CCC helped the youngsters learn about conservation as well as the skills to practice it." This program helped young boys support their impoverished families as they were also provided a room, health care, and got paid at least $25. If it had not been for the CCC, we would not have most of the national parks that we enjoy