The Great Depression, The New Deal, and Modern Crises
How has the US government responded to modern crises?
Getting Started
In preparation for your research, review the Causes of the Great Depression. Remember, FDR’s responses to this vast crisis shaped how the U.S. responded to 20th and 21st century crises.
Select one THEME of focus for this project from the list below.
Create a NoodleTools folder for your new research topic (MLA – Junior). Link to Noodletools
Begin your research and be sure to use the helpful tools found on the Research page to complete each section of your notes. Remember your focus should always be the theme you chose in Part 1.
Theme
Great Depression Crisis
Modern Crisis
(Choose ONE)
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Stock Market Crash (1929)
Social Security and/or Welfare
Government Healthcare
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Great Recession (2008)
Affordable Housing
Covid Pandemic
Healthcare Access (ACA, etc.)
Opiod Epidemic
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Racism in the 1920s & 1930s and inequalities in the New Deal
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Systemic Racism:
Police Brutality
Prison reform
Access to Voting
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Neutrality Act
American Isolationism
Lend-Lease Policy → Attack on Pearl Harbor
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9/11
War on Terror