The roaring twenties were called this because this was after the US won WWII so everyone was celebrating. The US started prohibition, but people kept on drinking and partying. It got so bad and crazy that this was one for the main reasons for the Great Depression
Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his speech "Four Freedoms", in 1941, mentioned some things that can be considered inconsistent with the US policy, because when he says: 1<em>) "The need of the moment....is to meet this foreign peril. For </em><em>our domestic problems are now a part of the great emergency</em><em>" and 2) "Just as our national policy in internal affairs has been </em><em>based upon a decent respect for the rights and the dignity ofall our fellow men..." </em>are not consistent with all the discriminatory practices blacks faced at that time.
The main source of conflict at the Constitutional Convention was in regards to federal v. state power.
Federalists v. Anti-Federalists fought for weeks through published essays to push forward their view on whether their should be a strong Federal government or whether there should be a weak federal government to allow for strong and sovereign states.
<u>Advantages of a Janissary life:</u>
- They were young boys who were converted to Islam and were specially trained to guard the fortress and fight in wars.
- They were given privileges as they were Sultan's most truth worthy soldiers.
- They were constantly trained to be better fighters.
<u>Disadvantages of a janissary life:</u>
- They were not allowed to marry until their fighting days are not over.
- They were supposed to be always on foot and active to fight the danger.
An explanation of the powers that Congress has under the Articles of Confederation A list of the strengths of the new government under the Articles of Confederation A list of the weaknesses of the new government under the Articles of Confederation Examples of how people have reacted to the new government.
The Articles of Confederation, the United States' first constitution, was written during a time when the American people feared strong national governments. The new nation needed some kind of organization to hold states together to help them fend off future attacks and hopefully make a stronger economy, and the Articles of Confederation seemed like the best answer to build unity at the time.
The English government had been especially abusive to the Colonists, who were very reluctant to install a new government that could potentially function similar to the monarchy under King George. The loyalty of the people seemed to align more with the individual states than with the nation. After the American Revolution, states were still printing their own money, which was worthless in other states and further hindered cooperation. The 13 new states needed to find common ground and a way to cooperate.
During the American Revolution, many states wrote their own state constitutions. These constitutions consisted of political ideas that provided equality and freedom. States particularly relished the three branches of government and the idea of a republic, where citizens elect political officials. However, when the states came together to complete the first constitution, the nation was formed as a confederation, where states were sovereign, while trying to work together.
