Hey Folks!

This week we will finish Topic 13 The Great Depression and the New Deal. We will also be taking a quiz on Thursday.

Have a great week!

Essential Question:

What is the legacy of the Great Depression?

Learning Objectives

Topic 13.4 The New Deal Expands

Objectives: Analyze the ways that the New Deal promoted social and economic reform and its long-term effects. Explain how New Deal legislation affected the growth of organized labor. Evaluate Roosevelt’s plan to increase the number of US Supreme Court justices on the course of the New Deal.

Topic 13.5 Effects of the New Deal

Objectives: Identify the social and political contributions of Eleanor Roosevelt, Frances Perkins, and other women involved in New Deal programs. Explain how the New Deal expanded economic opportunities for racial and ethnic minorities. Analyze how the New Deal changed the shape of American party politics and lessened ethnic and social divisions with American society. Evaluate the effect of the New Deal on the historical role of the federal government and FDR on the presidency.

Topic 13.6 Culture During the Depression

Objectives: Trace the growth of radio and the movies in the 1930’s and how both mediums reflected the characteristics and issues of their time. Explain the relationship between the New Deal and the arts. Describe the major themes of literature of the Depression era.

This Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 13.4 The New Deal Expands
2. Topic 13.5 Effects of the New Deal
3. Topic 13.6 Culture During the Depression
4. Topic 13 Quiz

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 13.1 Causes of The Depression
2. Topic 13.2 Americans Suffer
3. Topic 13.3 Two Presidents Respond