Ongoing debate among historians as to whether history is influenced more by individuals or larger social, cultural and economic forces. I think it is of course both of those. Certainly it seems to me that franklin d. Roosevelt is a prime example of the significant of an individuals impact on history. It was broader social and Economic Conditions that allowed fdr to become a great leader, but in his case i believe it was force of personality that was a paramount element as i think we will see as we go along. Lets examine roosevelts presidency beginning with a brief look at the conditions in the country that led to his election in 1932. The economic collapse of 1920 9 had brought the worst conditions the country had experienced since the civil war. Herbert hoover seemed incapable of leading the way out of it despite some moderate attempts to do so. The suffering was widespread with approximately one quarter of the workforce unemployed and others having to take substantial pay cuts. The c
Welcome to todays lecture on Franklin Delano roosevelt. The man generally considered by historians to be the greatest president of the 20th century and even beyond that. Throughout all of American History probably considered the top three greatest american president s along with washington and lincoln. It is an assessment based on the fact he steered the nation through the two greatest crises. One internally, the Great Depression and one externally, orld war ii. There has been a long and ngoing debate among historians as to whether history is influenced more by individuals or larger social, cultural and economic forces. I think it is of course both of those. Certainly it seems to me that ranklin d roosevelt is a prime example of the significant of an individuals impact on history. It was broader social and Economic Conditions that allowed fdr to become a great leader, but in his case i believe it was force of personality that was a paramount element as i think we will see as we go alon
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Superspreader event. Debate canceled. Next weeks meeting between President Trump and joe biden off the table. A town hall replacement on abc. Plus, the cochair of the commission on president ial debates joins us live on what happens next. A new surge . Coronavirus cases climbing in the u. S. The spike were seeing in hospitalized americans as the cdc expands its covid risk warning. What it means for millions of americans. And the heat is on. With the season on the line the. Good morning, and lets get right to the breaking news. Hurricane delta slamming ashore in louisiana overnight as a category 2 storm, but weakening as it moves over land. Delta lashing the gulf coast with 100mileperhour winds. The dangerous storm surge, over nine feet in some places. And this is the record tenth named storm to hit the u. S. This Hurricane Season. We have Team Coverage on the ground in hardhit louisiana, where more than 500,000 people are now waking up without power. Rob is in lake charles with more on