Hist exam 3 sources

Franklin roosevelt, first inaugural address

his primary task as restoring the confidence of a shaken nation, demonstrated his ability to convey compassion toward citizens and convictions in his agenda to revive the economy under new deal policies (THE NEW DEAL)

Franklin roosevelt, second fireside chat

allowed him to speak to americans in comfort of homes, show quick acting (THE NEW DEAL)

Henry ford, on self-help

ford defended republican policies supporting individualism and ‘selfhelp’, “prepared and paid by ford motor company to public welfare” (THE NEW DEAL)

Huey long, Radio Address (“share our wealth”)

long criticized FDR new deal and sketched out alternative program (THE NEW DEAL)

Hammond courier calls huey long a demagogue (“share our wealth”)

hodding carter, liberal editor of daily courier in LA, warned against long’s corruption and demagoguery (THE NEW DEAL)

The social security act “when affirmative action was white”, president roosevelt signs the social security act

first legislature provided federal assistance for elderly, provided aid to unemployed, widows, orphans. FDR stressed benefits when sign bill (THE NEW DEAL)

The social security act “when affirmative action was white”, NAACP testimony on the social security bill

before Roosevelt signed, congress held committee hearings on bill. Representative of NAACP testified how bill excluded certain groups of people (THE NEW DEAL)

The social security act “when affirmative action was white”, social security advisers consider male and female pensioners

social security act’s authors decided widows needed smaller pensions that widowers bc women could live more easily on tight budget than men (THE NEW DEAL)

Women’s emergency brigade at the flint sit-down strike

recalls “Battle of the Running Bull” (police regain control of GM plant by force) dollinger recalls how passing striker tipped hat to her, dollinger took loudspeaker and persuaded women to join group in front of plant. Police abandoned assault (THE NEW DEAL)

Us senate investigation on strikebreaking

civil liberties subcommittee of senate committee on education and labor conducted investigation of interference with attempts at union organizing, details the use of strikebreakers by employers during labor wars (THE NEW DEAL)

American Missionaries share eyewitness accounts of “rape of nanking”

RAN was japanese soldiers launched genocidal warfare on capital of Republic of china. US missionaries witnessed japanese treatment of chinese citizens, american public read abt japan’s growing influence and excessive violence for first time (WW2)

President franklin roosevelt, “the four freedoms”

american response to spreading war. Urgency grown with recent fall of france, FDR prepared nation for limited role in war, defined ideals for which he believed US would fight (WW2)

Senator burton wheeler, “the menace of Lend-lease”

roosevelt offered material aid to Britain (Lend-Lease Act), wheeler opposed lend-lease for pushing nation closer to war (WW2)

Barbara wooddall & charles taylor, “letters to & from the front”

taylor deployed for combat in europe for whole year, detailed account of how the war deeply shaped a generation’s personal lives (WW2)

Los angeles newspapers debate to zoot suit riots

LA police crack down on Mexican zoot suitors, death of Spnish-speaking teen led to arrest of 600 mexican-american teens, 22 guilty (false) for murder, White sailors and pachucos race riots, text is conflicted interpretations of who caused zoot suit riots (WW2)

Letters from black soldiers, letter to the pittsburgh courier describes “double-v” campaign

pittsburgh courier (black newspaper), Double-V campaign demanded AA who risk lives abroad should receive full citizenship rights at home (cafeteria worker in army in Kansas) (WW2)

Letters from black soldiers, african american soldier notes the war’s “strange paradox”

campaign didn’t succeed, letter to president from black private that described inferior treatment that AA received on army bases during WW2, mentions Fair employment practices committee, roosevelt exec order that created a commission to investigate charges of racial bias in the workplace (WW2)

Korematsu v US, justice black delivers the opinion of the court

korematsu (japanese american) arrested by FBI for refusing to report for relocation, text rejected plaintiff's discrimination claim and upheld the government’s right to relocate citizens as a wartime emergency (WW2)

Korematsu v US, justice murphy, dissenting, in korematsu

dissented because of racial bias (WW2)

Decision to drop atomic bomb, manhattan project scientists’ petition against the bomb

bomb’s inventors persuade the new president against using the bomb, petition signed by 69 scientists (WW2)

Decision to drop atomic bomb, president truman announces the bombing of hiroshima

announced the first bomb had dropped on hiroshima to end the war quicker (WW2)