The Fireside Chats were a series of radio programs conducted by the US President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1944.
He spoke directly to US citizens about the main issues and concerns that affected the country during his presidency: the great depression, the policies that the goverment was implementing to overcome it (Emergency Banking Act or New Deal), the importance of the war effort and he even brought news from the battlefront.
Roosevelt proved himself to be a great communicator and the self-assurance that he transmited in his speeches, made citizens feel really close to their president and toidentified theirselves with this person who spoke on the radio at night and with whom they felt close and well-protected. This <u>familiarity generated by the Fireside Chats, gained the support of many citizens for Roosevelt's policies, including the ones related to increase the war effort. The war effort ended up being determinant for the victory of the US against the Axis powers. </u>
The reason why people were open to new inventions during the Industrial Age was because new inventions made life easier. These new inventions were able to provide a comfortable and better quality of life. One example of this is the invention of the steam engine, where it helped in providing comfort for people thru its utilization for a better transportation (steam engine locomotive).
It’s either C or A the 2nd great awakening inspired people to go against slavery it inspired people to change their morals. The infest in general societal reform increased.
Americans came to the new land to be separated from Britain. We found ourselves wanting to become a nation of our own. Americans came together to go against Britain by not paying their taxes and also dumping that tea resembling we will never stand along side Britain again.
Southern congressmen opposed James Tallmadge’s proposed
amendments to the Missouri statehood bill in 1819 because the amendments would
have made Missouri a free state. This made the amendments controversial and a
threat to sectional political harmony which was essential to achieve consensus.
