LAD 32: FDR's First Inaugural Address

In FDR's First Inaugural Address, he addressed the issues that America was about to face. He ensured the people that he was ready for the job and would only act if he had their support. His famous quote "...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself..." was his way of telling the American people that they could get out of the hard times and prosper. the only thing in the way was themselves. FDR was blaming the buissness for the faliures of the economy, and he had a plan to boost it up.

LAD 31: Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact

The Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact was a peace pact between the United States and Australia, Dominion of Canada, Czechoslovkia, Germany, Great Britain, India, Irish Free State, Italy, New Zealand, and Union of South Africa, March 2, 1929: By Poland, March 26, 1929; by Belgium, March 27 1929; by France, April 22, 1929; by Japan. Was created to ensure peace between the nations of the world. The nations agree to take actions that benefit the whole world. But ultimately it ended up being a false sense of security for the US.

LAD 30: Schenck vs. US case

The Schenck vs. US case was a supreme court decision of whether a person had the first amendment rights when they were speaking out against the WWI draft, like Schenck was. Speaking out against the government was illegal during WWI due to the Espionage Act. When Schenck was arrested for breaking the Espionage Act he plead the first, saying that he could tell people not to support the draft because of freedom of speech and press. Eventually the supreme court upheld the decision saying that Schenck was creating a "clear and present danger" and was put in jail.