Sheldon High School A.P. U.S. History
Ch. 36 "Great Depression and New Deal"

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CH. 36 "THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND THE NEW DEAL"

FLASH CARD I.D.S define, give the date, and explain the causes and effects of the following terms

  1. National Recovery Act
  2. Schecter Case
  3. Tennessee Valley Authority
  4. Congress of Industrial Organizations
  5. Social Security Act
  6. Wagner Act
  7. Liberty League
  8. Roosevelt Coalition
  9. 20th & 21st Amendments
  10. Court Packing

SOCRATIC SEMINAR PROMPTS Select three prompts and write a one paragraph response to each prompt you select.

  1. Compare and contrast President Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt in the election of 1932.
  2. In what ways did Franklin Roosevelt attempt to relieve the Great Depression with the "First New Deal" in 1933?
  3. Who were the critics of the New Deal and what were their criticisms?
  4. How did Franklin Roosevelt respond to the critics of the New Deal?
  5. In what ways did Franklin Roosevelt attempt to relieve the Great Depression with the "Second New Deal" in 1935?
  6. What aspects of the New Deal were considered Socialistic?
  7. What aspects of the New Deal are still a part of American policy today?
  8. Evaluate the successes and failures of the New Deal.
  9. In what ways do you think the Democratic Party of today is similar to the Democratic Party of the 1930s? In what ways to you think it is different? Would you support or oppose the Democratic Party today and why?