1. Robert Moses Power Broker
Robert Moses
Robert Moses, aka the "Master Builder" of the mid–20th century, is best known for shaping
development in and around New York City. Robert Moses was born on December 18, 1888 in
Connecticut. His family relocated to New York City in 1897. After Robert's graduation from Yale in
1909, he went on to study political science at Oxford and Columbia Universities. He began his
career at the municipal research bureau in New York, proposing and implementing ambitious
restructuring of New York City's civil–service system. Moses was made Chief of Staff of New York
State Reconstruction Commission by Governor Al Smith in 1919.
After Al Smith was reelected as governor in 1922, Moses joined him in the state capital. Smith
supported Moses' initiatives to focus his attention on the greater New York City area. This involved
development for automobiles and land preservation for parks. Governor Smith appointed Moses as
President of the newly created Long Island State Park commission and then later as chairman of the
State Council parks. These positions helped Moses to greatly reform state park systems by
expanding and making them accessible by roads. In 1933 Robert Moses was made an aide to the
newly appointed mayor of New York City, Fiorello LaGuardia. LaGuardia invited Moses to serve as
the city's Parks Commissioner and later as the head of New York City's Housing Authority and
Triborough Bridge Authority. Using funds ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
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3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt And The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a time in history that our country was brought to the edge of financial and
emotional despair. There were many events that led to the great Depression, what were at the
important factors that brought the Depression to an end? A man by the name of Franklin Delano
Roosevelt was pivotal in bringing the nation a mindset of hope, his New Deal brought about change
and the beginning of World War II all contributed to ending the Great Depression.
The collapse of the Stock Market in October 1929 began when 16,410,030 shares of stock were sold
off in a single day and the market lost $14 billion in value, nearly five–times more than the annual
budget of the United States, capping off a week in which the market lost 39.6% of its value between
October 24th and October 29th. Many economists simply considered this part of the "normal
business cycle" and believed that intervening to stop or reverse it would cause even greater
problems. By July 8, 1932, when the market finally hit its bottom, it had lost a stunning 89% of its
pre–crash October 23, 1929 value. ( )
Roosevelt is revered as one of the greatest men of the 20th century much because of his desire and
dedication to pulling the nation out of depression. Roosevelt won 42 of the 48 states and became
President in March 1933. In his inaugural address, Roosevelt stated the now–famous line, "The only
thing we have to fear is fear itself" he went on to say that this fear was, "nameless, unreasoning,
unjustified
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