US HISTORY



US HISTORY Due _________

Mr. Daarstad

The Great Depression and New Deal

U.S. History—Unit 7

State Content Standard 11.5, 11.6

The late 1920s and 1930s: The economic, social, and political causes of the Great Depression will be looked upon, and the solutions that were offered such as the New Deal.

Pages: From America’s Journey—pages 240-269, Chapter 10, the green book The Americans—pages 428-539, chapter 12-15

Guiding Questions. You need to answer these questions on paper. They will appear on the test in the form of multiple choice, T/F, matching, and occasionally essay questions.

1. What triggered the Great Depression?

2. What were the main achievements of the early New Deal? Relief programs and their achievements?

3. Which economic and social reforms made up the Second New Deal?

4. What impact did New Deal programs have on women and minorities?

5. What are the positive and negative outcomes of the New Deal?

6. How did the role of the federal government change in the 1930s?

Identify the following. Make sure to explain their significance.

1. Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act

2. AFL-CIO

3. deficit spending

4. Federal Reserve Bank

5. FDIC

6. WPA

7. Social Security

8. TVA

9. fireside chats

10. Hoovervilles

11. securities and exchange commission

12. Congress of Industrial Organizations

Snapshot Bios—Key players. Write 3-5 sentences on the importance of each person. Make sure to give important events in which the person was involved.

1. Huey Long

2. Frances Perkins

3. Herbert Hoover

4. Franklin Roosevelt

5. Eleanor Roosevelt

6. John Steinbeck

7. Father Coughlin

8. Dr. Francis Townshend

Era and Events. Write a timeline with descriptive information & facts about the ideas, events, people, and times.

1. The Great Depression

2. Dust Bowl

3. New Deal

4. Wagner Act

5. Bonus Army

6. Black Tuesday

7. AAA

8. Second New Deal

9. Roosevelt’s “court packing” scheme

10. NIRA

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