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The Changing Political Environment 1917-80 (Presidents (Harding (1921 -…
The Changing Political Environment 1917-80
Presidents
Harding
1921 - Republican
Coolidge
1923 - Republican
Hoover
1929 - Republican
Roosevelt
1933 - Democrat
ACHIEVEMENTS
New Deal: Civilian Conservation Corps = gave 2m Americans work (only 8000women), National Recovery Admin = built buildings which supplied jobs
2nd New Deal: Social Security Act = unemployment, pensions, sick pay.
Fireside Chats = explained what he set out to do
Letters were read and replied to
Filmed himself
FAILURES
There was a new recession 'the Roosevelt Recession' in 1937
Some jobs were only temporary
New Deal was a costly programme
Truman
1945 - Democrat
Eisenhower
1953 - Republican
Kennedy
1961 - Democrat
Johnson
1963 - Democrat
Nixon
1969 - Republican
Ford
1974 - Republican
Carter
1977 -Democrat
Reagan
1981 - Republican