US history debate

[ramenkage]

meh i needa prepare for the ap exam so why not

first topic: FRD's role in reviving the US economy, was the new deal effective?

the new deal though it did improve the conditions brought about by the Great Depression, was not effective enough to turn the tide. In the years before the invasion of poland, the unemployment rate was only lowered by a little. further, the US wasted it national treasury on worthless projects. from my perspective, it was the war not roosevelt that returned the US to its propersity

[Tammy]

yer taking usap on yer senior year o_O; ill debate wen i come home aftersk0o with my notes :P jm

[ramenkage]

my skool puts ush, civics and econ ap into a two year class =/

[Tammy]

wats 2 year class mean :/ world civ = soph, us = junior, gov/econ = senior :P

[ramenkage]

world studies - fresh
mehap - soph
api - jun
apii - senior

[TheUnlimited]

maybe I should read here for AP Exams too.. AP US History is a required Junior class at my school.. -_-;

[ramenkage]

ummm...dont want to sound bossy but
GET BACK ON TOPIC!!!!

[Kibou]

fresh-->west civ
soph-->latin america/AP comparitive politics
junior-->AP us history
senior-->AP govt

so anyways back to your topic...

first topic: FRD's role in reviving the US economy, was the new deal effective?

This sounds like the old DBQ from '03 =\. The easier way to go is the neoconservative interpretation. Just say yes.

[ramenkage]

roosevelts policies brought america into a new age.
out of a purely capitalistic state to a society that has the capitalistic edge and the socialistic touch, however, it did not have any short term results. While the american government poured more and more money into the relief and reform efforts, the unemployment rate essentially remained the same. it wasnt until the beginning of wwii that the economy recover due to allied supply demands

[Kibou]

sounds like your just spewing your opinion rather than a real debate going on here =X

[ramenkage]

eh? you want real data?
1936 unemployment still stood at 15 percent
1937, a recession was caused by the cost of the new deal especially in social security
the new deal, though good in that it brought much needed reforms caused a greater deficit. the national debt was $19,487,000,000 in 1932, but escaladed to $40,440,000,000 by 1939
also agricultural reforms were did not solve the surplus problem. there were far more farm surpluses under roosevelt than hoover.

[Kibou]

i'm saying you're not debating anyone about this so what's the point of this thread?

[ramenkage]

i dunno...not too many us history fanatics around here =/

[Kibou]

True. That and I don't think people are in the history/schoolwork mindset when they're on the forums, otherwise they'd be doing their work...OR they're done with it and they don't want to think about it any longer...OR they multitask and just don't care about history.

[ramenkage]

history sucks to read, but is fun to talk about, for me at least

[Sake-Sama]

i hate U.S. History, its boring and hardly anything is something you can believe.

I rather learn about the Templar and the purchase of France =P

[ramenkage]

very true that us history is boring, and at times very deceptice, but that is why it is good, the deceptive part. teaches you alot about life