Tag: Great Depression
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The Bitter Interregnum: How the Hoover-Roosevelt Transition Deepened the Depression
The four months between Franklin Roosevelt’s election in November 1932 and his inauguration in March 1933 represent one of the most consequential—and damaging—presidential transitions in American history. During this period, the economy deteriorated dramatically while the outgoing and incoming presidents engaged in a political standoff that prioritized partisan advantage over immediate relief. Understanding this interregnum…
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The Business Plot of 1933: When Wall Street Tried to Overthrow FDR
In the Great Depression, Major General Butler exposed a conspiracy by wealthy industrialists to instigate a fascist coup against Roosevelt’s government, raising concerns about democracy’s fragility.
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US History: 1920s and 1930s Google Slides
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