Hard Times: Depression's Effect on Banking and Industry, The
Although relatively few people are invested in the market, the 1929 stock market crash destabilizes other areas of the economy, particularly the banking system. Hoover encourages development of the National Credit Corpor..
Hard Times: Despair of Farmers
Farmers in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama are the hardest hit. People are forced off their lands and the great migrations begin. In 1932, the drought worsens on the great plains. Gigantic dust storms on a scale no one ha..
Hard Times: Election of 1932
The unpopularity of Hoover virtually guarantees a Democratic victory in the election of 1932. Democratic candidate Franklin Delano Roosevelt is not the most titanic figure on the political landscape, but he wins the nomi..
Hard Times: Interregnum and Early Days of Roosevelt's First Term, The
Before Roosevelt's inauguration, two events are noteworthy: the unsuccessful assassination attempt on the president-elect's life and Roosevelt's rejection of Hoover's proposal to work together on how the economy will be ..
Hard Times: Minority Groups Hard Hit During Depression
Blacks in the rural South fall to the bottom of the economic ladder; blacks in the North are first to be thrown into unemployment. Mexicans also lose their jobs when workforces are restructured, particularly in Californi..
Hard Times: Ordeal of President Hoover, The
Herbert Hoover begins his presidency in March of 1929 believing, like most Americans, that the nation faces a bright and prosperous future. The economic crisis that begins before the year is over forces him to deal with ..
He Brought the People with Him: Andrew Jackson Ushers in New Era with Election Victory in 1828
By the time the 1828 presidential election rolls around, the party has divided itself into National Republicans-Adams and his supporters-and Democratic Republicans-Andrew Jackson and his followers. The campaign on both s..
He Brought the People with Him: Controversial 1824 Election and Presidency of John Quincy Adams
For the first time in the history of the young United States, there is no clear front runner for the presidency in the election of 1824, and little party unity. Outsider Andrew Jackson wins more popular votes than John Q..
He Brought the People with Him: Jackson 's Violent Tendencies Feared by Washington Insiders
Some people view Andrew Jackson as a dangerous backwoodsman, a "hick with power." It is true that Jackson was involved in a duel prior to his election as president. The confrontation was related to two separate incidents..
He Brought the People with Him: Jackson Reaches Impasse with Congress
Jackson's cabinet choices, largely unknown on the national scene, are causing a stir in official Washington. When John Eaton, Secretary of War, is seen in the company of a well-known Washington widow, the wives of other ..