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Crises 100 Years Apart -- Comparing the Challenges of 1930s and 2020s
Edward Simmons
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(684)
This class describes President Franklin Roosevelt's approaches to the crises of 1933 and compares them to the crises of 2021 and the way President-elect Biden is intentionally imitating President Roosevelt.
Class experience
US Grade 7 - 10
In 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt energetically attacked high unemployment of a three-year long depression and loss of faith in banks and government institutions through emergency actions during his first 100 days and a series of radio addresses. President-elect Biden laid out plans for an equally emergency-driven 100 days in 2021 to take on a pandemic and its economic and social impacts. He used televised briefings to seek national cooperation with his plans and lower the temperature of...
2 files available upon enrollmentA handout will be provided that explains terms and events discussed in the class. A slide program with the informational content of the course will be given to students at the completion of the class and they will be encouraged to use the weblinks in the slides to continue a learning adventure on the topic.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Information on FDR will be drawn from the following websites and links to items on these sites will be in the slide program used in the class: (1) Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum Research Resources (https://www.fdrlibrary.org/research-the-roosevelts), (2) FDR: Day by Day (http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/daybyday/), especially the timeline feature, (3) Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum: Great Depression Facts (https://www.fdrlibrary.org/great-depression-facts), (4) The White House Historical Asociation: The Fireside Chats (https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-fireside-chats-roosevelts-radio-talks), and (5) The White House Historical Association: Franklin D. Roosevelt A Time Magazine article in October 2020 discussed "How Joe Biden Is Positioning Himself As A Modern FDR" (https://time.com/5904569/joe-biden-fdr/). In the Time article on Biden and Harris as Person of the Year, Time mentioned that Biden was reading about FDR and his 100 days in shaping his administration (https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2020-joe-biden-kamala-harris/). The first 100 days of the Biden administration has become a topic being followed by media such as NPR (https://www.npr.org/2020/11/09/932190347/bidens-first-100-days-here-s-what-to-expect) and will be followed as those days unfold, giving ongoing updated information for this course.
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(684)
I am a Vanderbilt Ph.D. who has spent a lifetime learning and teaching world history, especially in connection with science, archaeology, Bible studies, and philosophy. Being drafted (Vietnam period) just as I started my college teaching career...
Group Class
$20
per classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 72 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
1-6 learners per class
