The Great Depression & New Deal

The Great Depression & New Deal

Using the following resources, answer the following:

http://college.cengage.com/history/lecturepoints/

http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/zinnselhel15.html

http://newdeal.feri.org/

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug99/vizzuso/wpaproject.html

http://millercenter.org/academic/dgs/primaryresources/new_deal

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/fdr/

There are ten questions below. Please include a visual aid for each question. That could be a chart, graph, photo, poster, or other image.   

1. Describe the events of Black Tuesday—what happened (basically) and why?

2. What was The New Deal?

3. What was significant about changes in the US federal government during the Great Depression and New Deal?

4. Define & describe the following agencies:

• SEC

• Social Security

• CCC

• TVA

• WPA

• At least three of your own choosing.

5. What was controversial about The New Deal?

6. Describe FDR’s relationship with the Supreme Court, including key cases and important people or ideas.

7. What was The Glass-Steagall Act? Why is it interesting today?

8. Create a chart comparing & contrasting FDR vs. Herbert Hoover’s economic approach as President.

9. What is the legacy of The New Deal?

10. Create your own question, answer it, and challenge other members of the class to answer it!