Research Prospectus

Research Prospectus

1. Research question: What was the economic growth with FDR as president? Did the New Deal really help? What was main focus of his administration?

2. This blog is for my English Composition two class we separated into groups of four and were told to pick a topic from a list of choices. My group came down to military and political leaders during world war two and the trail of tears. Our group was split evenly between the two so we decided to do the only logical thing to choose so we flipped a coin. Then once we decided on leaders during world war two as topic we had to narrow it down to a single leader and we chose FDR. Each of the members of the group is going to talk about certain aspect FDR.

When it comes to exact thing that FDR did to get us out these of those economics problems I do not know. I do know that he started a lot of programs to create jobs for Americans and it is only through one of these programs that my grandparents were able to survive this time period. WPA or Workers Progress Association was the group my grandfather was in their goal was to build buildings that town’s needed like schools. In my home town there are about four schools, the post office, and the court house were all built by WPA. Several Schools in Oklahoma were built by the WPA. There was also the CCC or Civilian Conservation Corps which focused on improving the land. The CCC during the dust bowl planted trees to help stop the wind which helped to stop the huge dust storms. They were young men and they worked like a junior military in some ways like living on barracks, wore uniforms, and physical exercises. These young men would later be known as the greatest generation as they were the soldiers in World War II.

I want to find out more about the programs that New Deal started. What was their job to help us to recover? Did any of programs have unexpected results? Are some of these programs? Also how so critics of FDR made it seem like he started the Great depression with the New Deal when Hoover was president for three years after depression started. I also want to know more about what drove FDR when seemed like he just kept facing challenge after challenge. I also like to see if his situation is similar to our economic situation now. Also someone could possible think that he did not help Hoover so things would get worse and could become a huge by ending it.

Like with all things with politics I am having trouble finding research that is more fact than opinion. It seems everyone has their own twist to how the Great Depression was resolved. They also do not agree on why it took the time it did. The only thing that has not been trouble is finding research but not even experts agree on how it all worked out.

I have always been a huge history fan of and FDR has always been one of my favorite presidents. I am excited about chance to learn more about the greatest leader America has ever had. I also cannot wait to find out more about the things that he did and all while fighting his disease relentless just like the problems he faced here. People can debate on whether FDR policies actually pulled us out of depression or prolonged it. I view his presidency as captain of this ship called America. People can complain about the route but not about the fact that the captain did his job in getting us to our destination. FDR administration led America through its worst economic period in our history.

3. Working Bibliography
Chambers, Clarke. The New Deal at Home and Abroad, 1929-1945.New York: The Free Press. 1967. Print.

Conkin, Paul. FDR and the Origins of the Welfare State. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. 1967. Print

McQuaid, Kim. Big Business and Presidential Power: From FDR to Reagan. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1982. Print.

Hamby, Alonzo L. The New Deal: Analysis and Interpretation. New York: Weybright and Talley. 1969. Print
Lazzaro, Joseph. “Did New Deal end Depression? History says deficit spending works”. DailyFiance 7 Mar. 2009. Web. 20 Jan. 2010