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FDR first speaks of December 7 th , 1941, “the date which will live in infamy,”. P Japan and the US had been in good relation, all was well but the Japanese secretly planned the attack on Pearl Harbor. T he Japanese were also engaging on the attack of the Pacific and were taking land on that front. United States must defend themselves and must win through absolute victory so that the American people would not be threatened by the Japanese claimed FDR. He ends his speech by asking Congress to declare war on Japan, entering World War 2. Jeanette Rankin was the singular vote that wasn't all for the war. This can be compared to Wilsons Declaration of War speech. As the President during World War I he asked Congress as FDR did to declare war. It was Wilsons fight for the protection of democracy.

        At the time Frank B Kellogg was the secretary of state and Aristade Briand was the French minister of foreign affairs. They are attributed with the formation of the Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact of 1928, also known as the Pact of Paris, the location it was signed. Initially 15 nations signed the pact, 47 nations then followed. The pact however was impossible to enforce because you had to go to war which was against the treaty, making it ineffective. The Mukden Incident was the first test of the Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact. The Japanese invaded Manchuria and while Japan had signed the treaty, no one enforced it. This can be compared to the United Nations because both were attempts at world peace. However the United Nations stands solid while the Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact failed.

      FDR delivered his first inaugural address on March 4th, 1933. This would be the first of four total addresses. Possibly FDR's most famous quote was delivered in this address, "...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself...". This quote is used constantly and remains true to present day. FDR assures the people that his leadership can lead them out of these hard times. He also makes a call for action from all, "hand in hand", unified.  . For there must be more than a change in ethics. He also addresses the ways he will attack these problems. He intends to set up programs to fix the issues at hand. World War II would ultimately be the factor that got us out of the Great Depression. While FDR's programs did help the economy, the wartime production of WWII was the true reason we were able to get out of the Great Depression.

Schenck V. United States was argued on January 9-10 1919 and decided on March 3 1919. It was decided by the White Court in the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Schenck sent out messages to peacefully resist the Conscription Act in that was put into place during the Great War. He was then charged with violation of the Espionage Act because his message obstructed recruitment. The question was then raised whether Schenck's actions were protected under the 1st Amendment. Holmes declared Schencks words were not protected under the 1st Amendment because of the current circumstances. It was a time of war and Schencks words caused a "clear and present danger" to the US. The government was fearful that the people would listen to Schenck. This established Congress' power to limit speech during wartime.  Schenck V United States is similar to Marshall cases. In both court cases the decision ultimately strengthened the government. The Marshall cas...

    The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act was approved on September 1st, 1916 and addressed the issues of child labor in the United States. The act called for producers, manufacturers, and dealers not to ship or deliver and goods that had been made in factories that in the past thirty days had children under the age of sixteen working in it. If there were children under 14 they were also instructed not to. It also says to not allow the distribution of materials if there are children 14-16 working and worked log hours . Inspectors would be assigned to check places to make sure the act is being followed. The checks are random and the inspector has full access to the facility. Violations or fines can result in prisoner. Ultimately it cracked down on child labor and gave these children better, safer lives. Similarities can be drawn between this and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory incident. The conditions caused the death of many women ...

W oodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft, and Theodore Roosevelt all believed that the supreme court was far too lenient with large corporations and their evil acts. I n 1914 the Clayton Anti-trust act was put into place by Wilson . The Clayton Anti-Trust act is much more complex and detailed than the Sherman Anti- Trust Act which actually backfired, as businesses used it to their advantage. The Clayton act established that corporations could not use "anticompetitive price discrimination " and "certain tying and exclusive dealing practices," it provided an "expanded power of private parties to sue and obtain treble damages," and also allowed workers to organize and gather to go on strike against these businesses. It stripped away the power of big businesses who abused their power, monopolizing and controlling industry. It gave the government and the common man more power to prevent these monopolies and stop the abuse of power.       The FTC or ...