The Roaring Twenties, which lasted from 1920 to 1929, was all about fun and brought many new things, both good and bad. For the first time more families were living in cities and not on farms. The population in major cities went from around 200 thousand people at the start of the 1900s to almost 2 million in 1930. Because the living situations changed so much so did the culture. Youth culture was one thing that changed during the Roaring twenties. The youth was shocking the community with short, sexual outfits, new tends such as flag pole sitting, and illegal activity such as going to speakeasies. The technology changed also. The Roaring Twenties brought radio stations, telephones, the first movie with sound (The Jazz Singer) and Fords new
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Roosevelt speaks some of his most famous words “…the only thing we have to fear is fear itself…” (p.367). When he says this he means that the people of America freaking out and running to the bank to withdrawal their money only made the situation worse. They were afraid of losing that money so they freaked out and that fear came true. During his speech he is trying to stay positive by saying it could be worse, these are material things, at least we did not get hit by the plague or something. He hopes that they will learn from this. Roosevelt believes the situation at hand can change if the government were to treat it like they would treat an emergency in war, quickly and he needs the power to treat it as such. The country would also have to live by some new rule changes such as strict supervision of banks and credit. Roosevelt was truly trying to turn things around. In Roosevelt’s second speech “A Rendezvous with Destiny”, three years after being elected, he is thanking everyone for helping get where they are now. They are in a better position because they have conquered their fear of fear. But they have a long way to go to where they want to be again. Over the years with new technology and improvement brought new challenges and new love for material possessions. He slightly implies that whatever trouble America gets itself into is to their own fault. But he is there to fight with them and help them
Roosevelt speaks some of his most famous words “…the only thing we have to fear is fear itself…” (p.367). When he says this he means that the people of America freaking out and running to the bank to withdrawal their money only made the situation worse. They were afraid of losing that money so they freaked out and that fear came true. During his speech he is trying to stay positive by saying it could be worse, these are material things, at least we did not get hit by the plague or something. He hopes that they will learn from this. Roosevelt believes the situation at hand can change if the government were to treat it like they would treat an emergency in war, quickly and he needs the power to treat it as such. The country would also have to live by some new rule changes such as strict supervision of banks and credit. Roosevelt was truly trying to turn things around. In Roosevelt’s second speech “A Rendezvous with Destiny”, three years after being elected, he is thanking everyone for helping get where they are now. They are in a better position because they have conquered their fear of fear. But they have a long way to go to where they want to be again. Over the years with new technology and improvement brought new challenges and new love for material possessions. He slightly implies that whatever trouble America gets itself into is to their own fault. But he is there to fight with them and help them