<p>Can someone help me on ONE of the THREE essays...</p>
<p>1.) Although American writers of the 1920s and 1930s criticized American society the nature of their criticism differed markedly in the two decades. Assess the validity of this statement with specific reference to writers in both decades.</p>
<p>2.) The 1920s were a period of tension between new and changing attitudes on the one hand and traditional values and nostalgia on the other. What led to the tension between old and new and in what ways was the tension manifested?</p>
<p>3.) "Despite superficial similarities, the domestic programs of the New Deal consituted a fundamental departure from those of the Progressive era." Assess the validity of this generalization.</p>
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<h1>3 Most of the Progressive Era reforms enacted into law were directed toward reforming business and government. These included the regulation of trusts and civil service reform. While it's true the ripple effect of these actions eventually worked their way down to the individual i.e. people benefitted slightly from laws like the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug act the fact is that individuals really did not realize and direct benefit from these measures.</h1>
<p>The New Deal clearly had its roots in the Progressive Era. After all, FDR was Teddy's cousin. However many New Deal programs were directed toward helping individuals in an attempt to ease the suffering of individuals. While the Progressive Era reforms did attempt to address institutionalized problems in business and government these reforms rarely trickled down to the more personalized individual level in the way that New Deal measures did. It's true that the New Deal did not end the Great Depression but it did do a great deal to relieve people's immediate suffering.</p>
<p>Not sure if this helps or not. It is pretty generalized.</p>
<p>the New Deal seemed to help big buisness over smaller ones, for example the NIRA and later the National Labor Board</p>
<p>The Progressive Era aimed to break up trusts, allow for fair competition, have better health and working standards, and help the enviornment. The New Deal reforms aimed to temporarily aid those affected by the Depression and create jobs, while secondarily helping the enviornment</p>
<p>You know what's weird, I can actually think of more ways the Progressive Era and the New Deal were similar than how they were different. I'm gonna fail this baby.</p>
<p>Also the NIRA sought to eliminate competition by encouraging (requiring?) industry wide standards for wage and price controls where as the Progressives worked to promote competition through the Sherman and Clayton Anti-trust Acts.</p>
<p>Also, the Progressives did very little to improve labor conditions. In most cases the courts were anti-labor. (Adkins v. Children's Hospital) also ruling that minimum wage/maximum hours laws were either anti-competition or violated the 14th Amendment. The one notable exception to this was Muller v. Oregon which Louis Brandeis successfully argued for maximum hours laws using sociological and economical arguments. During the New Deal the Wagner Act guaranteed labor the right to collective bargaining. As a result a number of industries including steel and coal became unionized.</p>
<p>While the Progressives were indifferent at best toward blacks, the New Deal was very sensitive to the concerns of the black community. FDR's "Black Cabinet" advised him on the concerns of blacks. While the fragile coalition of African-Americans, white southern democrats, labor unions, and other ethnic minorities would not allow FDR to press for Civil Rights legislation for blacks there was at least a keen awareness of the needs of blacks. Marion Anderson sang at the Lincoln Memorial and performed at the previously segregated Constitution Hall.</p>
<p>On a related note during the Progressive Era blacks voted solidly Republican. As the party of Lincoln, the Republican party enjoyed the support of black voters. Beginning in the late 1920's blacks became increasingly disenchanted withe Republicans and during the New Deal the black vote shifted to the Democratic Party.</p>
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<p>Your welcome man, anytime.</p>