DBQ FDR vs. HooverDBQ FDR vs. Hoover

Was Hoover as Was Hoover as conservative as conservative as

previously thought?previously thought?

Was FDR as Liberal as Was FDR as Liberal as previously thought?previously thought?

Doc A Summary- Candidate Doc A Summary- Candidate Hoover, 1928, pre-GDHoover, 1928, pre-GD

Candidate Hoover is saying Candidate Hoover is saying the Government should the Government should get somewhat involved to get somewhat involved to prevent abuses by prevent abuses by business and not stand business and not stand aside (not Laissez-Faire)aside (not Laissez-Faire)

Doc A Outside InformationDoc A Outside Information

Think of Republicans Think of Republicans or groups that wanted or groups that wanted government government intervention before intervention before the Great Depression the Great Depression hithit

Document B- Pres Hoover 1930Document B- Pres Hoover 1930

Government is doing more Government is doing more than ever to create jobs than ever to create jobs and help the unemployedand help the unemployed

Look up numbers in the Look up numbers in the doc and input into your doc and input into your summarysummary

Document B OIDocument B OI

Think of programs Think of programs started by Hoover that started by Hoover that shows he tried to helpshows he tried to help

Document C- Pres Hoover 1931Document C- Pres Hoover 193111stst Sum-Hoover is willing to commit Sum-Hoover is willing to commit the federal government to help the federal government to help peoplepeople– Look up numbersLook up numbers

OR 2nd Sum-He is afraid that too OR 2nd Sum-He is afraid that too much government aid will jeopardize much government aid will jeopardize private donations to charities if private donations to charities if people think that government will people think that government will come to the aid of everyone in needcome to the aid of everyone in need

Doc. C OIDoc. C OI

11stst Summary- same as Doc Summary- same as Doc BB

22ndnd summary- look for summary- look for ideas where Americans felt ideas where Americans felt that the fortunate should that the fortunate should help the less fortunatehelp the less fortunate

Doc D Political Cartoon 1931Doc D Political Cartoon 1931

President Hoover is trying to President Hoover is trying to help but is not being help but is not being effective. Europe has fallen effective. Europe has fallen of the waterfall and has of the waterfall and has failed, while the rest of the failed, while the rest of the America is about to fall off America is about to fall off too into failure.too into failure.

Doc D OIDoc D OI

Look up programs and Look up programs and ideas by Hoover that ideas by Hoover that failed and made things failed and made things worse/president look worse/president look badbad

Doc E- Candidate FDR, 1932Doc E- Candidate FDR, 1932

FDR wants to cut federal FDR wants to cut federal spendingspending–Looks for a number to Looks for a number to support ideasupport idea

Doc E OIDoc E OI

Define Keynesian EconomicsDefine Keynesian Economics

Doc F US Government Finances showing Doc F US Government Finances showing how much the government spends and Debthow much the government spends and Debt

Summary #1- 1929-1932- Hoover-Summary #1- 1929-1932- Hoover- spending goes up (Expend- look spending goes up (Expend- look at how much) and debt increases at how much) and debt increases in 1932(Look at how much)in 1932(Look at how much)

Summary #2- FDR increases Summary #2- FDR increases spending from 1933 to 36 (look at spending from 1933 to 36 (look at how much) but spends 14 billion how much) but spends 14 billion in 1941 (WHY? WHY not earlier?)in 1941 (WHY? WHY not earlier?)

Doc F OIDoc F OI

Think of New Deal Think of New Deal programs (what was that programs (what was that money of FDR’s being money of FDR’s being spent on?)spent on?)

Doc G Pres FDR 1936 Re-electionDoc G Pres FDR 1936 Re-election

Defines conservatism as Defines conservatism as seeking to protect private seeking to protect private property and he is using property and he is using the government (liberal) to the government (liberal) to protect peoples property protect peoples property (conservative)(conservative)

Doc G OIDoc G OIThink of purpose of government Think of purpose of government based on founders ideasbased on founders ideas

Think of how FDR is trying to Think of how FDR is trying to protect Am property (which protect Am property (which New Deal agencies are New Deal agencies are designed to protect designed to protect “PROPERTY”)“PROPERTY”)

DOC H Pres FDR 1937- DOC H Pres FDR 1937- inauguration speechinauguration speech

FDR is a born again liberal FDR is a born again liberal and wants the government and wants the government to now serve as the to now serve as the primary means to solve primary means to solve the nations problems get the nations problems get Americans the aid they Americans the aid they needneed

DOC H OIDOC H OI

Define New DealDefine New Deal

List and define alphabet agenciesList and define alphabet agencies

Court Packing? What has changed?Court Packing? What has changed?

Rough OutlineRough OutlineNeed to use 5 DOCS and about 4-6 OI Need to use 5 DOCS and about 4-6 OI – create 2 columns- Hoover/FDR and list create 2 columns- Hoover/FDR and list

docs (ID if the doc shows them to be docs (ID if the doc shows them to be conservative or liberal) and OIconservative or liberal) and OI

Essay could be 2 or 4 paragraphsEssay could be 2 or 4 paragraphsBegin by focusing on how both Begin by focusing on how both Presidents were what you thoughtPresidents were what you thoughtTHEN, explain how they were not as THEN, explain how they were not as liberal or conservative as previously liberal or conservative as previously thoughtthought