25 Jul what made the long, Townsend ,and Sinclair proposals attractive to Americans who wanted additional assistance to the needy and why
how and why the Long, Townsend, and Sinclair plans were attractive to the American public as an addition to the New Deal. Directly answer the question (what made the plans attractive?) and support your answer with analysis. Do not just write a descriptive narrative that explains the proposals.
- Huey Long’s “Share Our Wealth” from his own words in the U.S. Senate in May 1935;
- Dr. Francis Townsend’s “Old Age Revolving Pensions” from the bill proposed in Congress in January 1935;
- Upton Sinclair’s “End Poverty in California” from an October 1934 article in Literary Digest.
- In each document look specifically for the highlighted parts; that is where you should begin reading and studying the documents. In the Long document you are reading the part of his Congressional testimony where he outlines the provisions of his plan; in the Townsend document you are reading the wording of his proposed bill to Congress; and in the Sinclair document you are reading the article specifically about his plan.
