HIST 162 Chapter Notes - Chapter 22: Corporatism, War Production Board, Franklin D. Roosevelt
12 Feb 2017
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Alignment of interest groups and voting blocs in the united states that supported the new deal and voted for democratic presidential candidates from 1932 until the late 1960s. Franklin delano roosevelt - democrat - 523. Alfred m. landon - governor of kansas - republican - 8. Recession before wwii after roosevelt cut funding for new deal programs. Economic recovery from the great depression temporarily stalled. Government spending and lower taxes improves the economy. Settlement permitting nazi germany"s annexation of portions of czechoslovakia along the country"s borders mainly inhabited by german speakers, for which a new territorial designation sudetenland was coined. Senate investigation of the munitions industries - the nye committee - 1934-1936. Big business pushed us in the war. Banned munitions exports to belligerents and restricted american travel on belligerent ships. Extended these provisions to civil wars and gave the president discretionary authority to restrict non munitions sales to a cash and carry basis.
