A multitude of federal acts were implemented during President Roosevelt's first one-hundred days of action, dating back from March 9th to June 16th, 1933. Of those many differing acts, President Roosevelt's favorite relief project was the Civilian Conservation Corps, otherwise referred to as CCC. The CCC was designed with intent to not only beautify America, but provide jobs for young unemployed men. Activities involved in the CCC include creation of camps in national parks, forests, and additional rural and wilderness locations across previously barren lands. The young men working in these locations were often from the cities, and would carry out tasks such as planting trees, construction reservoirs, aiding in the improvement of agricultural…
In the essay Nixon’s Flawed Search for Peace by Melvin Small, he criticizes some of Richard Nixon’s Vietnam policies. Small had a rather bitter view of Richard Nixon suggesting some interesting points about how his policies and procedures did not follow through in the correct way. When Nixon first came in to office he wanted to end the Vietnam war and bring our troops home. Doing this would be difficult for him because he wanted to portray to the American people that we won the war, even though that would be very hard to do considering you were having more troops being sent home every day. Nixon was “convinced that how we end this war will determine the future of the U.S. in the world.”…
John Fitzgerald Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 25th president of the United States of America, he was also much more; including a senator, state representative, and a naval officer. “JFK was something unique.” (biorgraphy.com) JFK would always reach his goals in life, he would let absolutely nothing stand in his way. John F. Kennedy had a very complex and interesting life, starting from his early professions, to his scandalous sex life, his time as president, and his assassination.…
Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot written by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard tells the riveting story of John F. Kennedy’s presidency and eventual assassination. This three hundred thirty-six page book was published by Henry Holt in 2012. Killing Kennedy: The end of Camelot is written in such a way that the reader almost begins to forget that it is a nonfiction work. It causes the reader to keep turning page after page to see what happens next.…
To defend the US, JFK tripled the US’s nuclear capability, increased the number of troops, ships, and artillery, and established the Green Berets, a special force squad. JFK also turned toward aiding third world countries where communism would be fought in the future. A plan similar to the Marshall Plan called the Alliance for Progress was created as a series of projects for peaceful development in Latin America, and the Peace Corps was established to send young volunteers to third world countries for building projects and to provide service to those in need. The major crisis during Kennedy’s term in office was the Cuban Missile Crisis, the biggest test of JFK’s foreign policy. Cuba during this time was led by an openly communist revolutionary leader named Fidel Castro, who gladly accepted help from the Soviets, destroying any relation between the US and Cuba.…
Lyndon B. Johnson became president in 1963 after John F. Kennedy was assassinated. LBJ was vaulted into the issues of the Vietnam War, civil rights, and a later declared “war on poverty”. Johnson immediately began to enact the policies Kennedy previously wanted such as a new civil rights bill and a tax cut. Along with Kennedy’s ideas, Johnson had a clear intent to implement his “Great Society” vision into the US. His Great Society included better education, Medicare and Medicaid, urban renewal, the big “war on poverty”, and improvement of depressed regions and the environment.…
“No decade in the twentieth century painted a more distinct and powerful image of America than the 1960’s” (Brinkley, 720). At the beginning of this decade, President John F. Kennedy took office as a young and strong liberal leader. He had countless dreams and ideas of what he wanted to accomplish during his term. Those ideas included federal aid for education, tax cuts to stimulate the economy, civil rights acts, government regulated medical care, and the creation of the Peace Corps.…
The Anti-war movement started during the 1960s and shaped America’s public opinion on conflicts for years to come. As in all its conflicts, the support of the people on the homefront influences America’s military commitment.. Without Homefront support, the American war machine dies. American pop culture during the 60s and 70s, sought to change public opinion against the Vietnam War. Through blatant anti-war lyrics to their actions, the popular artists and musicians of the era influenced the mindset of a generation to oppose the military actions in Vietnam.…
Chapter 37 The Eisenhower era was a time of caution and conservatism, and also it was a time of a dynamic economic , social , and cultural change. The era was the time of fear. The fear of the people caused by attacks such as atomic and nuclear bombs. Everyone was also feared by the fact of communism.…
Many people strive to improve their countries and the lives of their people. As President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 Lyndon B. Johnson significantly improved domestic and foreign policy to ensure a secure future for America at home and abroad. John wanted to set up many programs that would help to resolve the many issues that the American people faced through his “Great Society” initiative. The “Great Society” was meant to improve the lives of Americans and all who faced hardship. Johnson wanted to move to the “Great Society” with his domestic and foreign policies.…
In Kennedy’s Inaugural address he states, “And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country”. This address impacted the citizens because it inspired them to new possibilities. Also, it raised their goals of themselves, and of their nation. People joined the Peace Corps, Green Berets, and hundreds of people went to Washington to be part of the “New Frontier”. In addition, students went to law school or into programs with social benefit.…
John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy was thirty-fifth president of the US. He was the first young president to ever being elected into office and with whom youths in the country associated with as serving president born in the 20th century by the time of his presidency. He played a crucial role in the US history after addressing the Cuban Missile Crisis and began a movement to assist developing nations improve the living standards of their citizens. Kennedy accomplishes changed the course of history in the US before his assassination. Kennedy was born and raised in Massachusetts as the second born child in his family.…
Edwin Starr was a well-known American singer from the 1960s. In the 1960s, there were many social issues, such as African-American civil rights movement, feminism, and the Vietnam war. Many artists stood out and spoke loudly to against unequal treatment and war, Edwin Starr was one of the great singers during that time. Before 1945, French had the highest status in Vietnam, Lao, and Cambodia; however, after 1949, with communist became more and more powerful at that time, Ho Chi Minh who led north Vietnam declares independence. There were many communists in lots of countries such as the Soviet Union and China.…
During the Cold War, there were a series of moments when the world seemed on the brink of nuclear annihilation. The closest of these moments was the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, and it left a lasting feeling of pessimism in the global atmosphere. The United States and the Soviet Union had been actively involved in an arms race and many feared that continued escalation would result in direct conflict between the two superpowers and their respective allies. It was in this atmosphere of uncertainty and fear that the US president John F. Kennedy gave a commencement address at American University in 1963. When the speech was given, it served several key purposes.…
The Civilian Conservation Corps sent 250,000 young men to work camps to perform reforestation and conservation tasks. This removed surplus of workers from cities, provided healthy conditions for boys, and provided money for families. [ (New Deal Programs) ] With the creation of this program President Roosevelt brought together the nation’s young men and the land in an effort to save them both. [ (Civilian Conservation Corps CCC) ]…