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Assignment
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What were the major policy initiatives of the New Deal in the Hundred Days?
Who were the main proponents of economic justice in the 1930s, and what measures did they advocate?
What were the major initiatives of the Second New Deal, and how did they differ from the First New Deal?
How did the New Deal recast the meaning of American freedom?
How did New Deal benefits apply to women and minorities?
How did the Popular Front influence American culture in the 1930s?
Discuss how regional planning such as the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Columbia River project reflected broader changes in American life during the New Deal.
What actions did President Roosevelt and Congress take to help the banking system recover as well as to reform how it operated in the long run?
How did the actions of the AAA benefit many farmers, injure others, and provide attacks by conservatives?
Explain what labor did in the 1930s to rise from being "slaves of the depression" to secure "economic freedom and industrial democracy" for American workers.
How did the emphasis of the Second New Deal differ from the first New Deal?
How did the entrenched power of southern white conservatives limit African Americans ability to enjoy the full benefits of the New Deal and eliminate racial violence and discrimination? Why did African Americans still support the Democratic Party?
Analyze the effects of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 on Native Americans.
Explain how New Deal programs contributed to the stigma of blacks as welfare-dependent.
How did the New Deal build on traditional ideas about the importance of home ownership to Americans, and how did it change Americans' ability to own their own homes?
What were the major characteristics of liberalism by 1939?