US HISTORY
Mr. Daarstad
Due _________
The Great Depression and New Deal
U.S. History—Unit 7
State Content Standard 11.5, 11.6
The late 1920s and 1930s: The economic, social, and political causes of the Great Depression will be
looked upon, and the solutions that were offered such as the New Deal.
Pages: From America’s Journey—pages 240-269, Chapter 10, the green book The Americans—pages
428-539, chapter 12-15
Guiding Questions. You need to answer these questions on paper. They will appear on the test in the
form of multiple choice, T/F, matching, and occasionally essay questions.
1. What triggered the Great Depression?
2. What were the main achievements of the early New Deal? Relief programs and their
achievements?
3. Which economic and social reforms made up the Second New Deal?
4. What impact did New Deal programs have on women and minorities?
5. What are the positive and negative outcomes of the New Deal?
6. How did the role of the federal government change in the 1930s?
Identify the following. Make sure to explain their significance.
1. Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
8. TVA
2. AFL-CIO
9. fireside chats
3. deficit spending
10. Hoovervilles
4. Federal Reserve Bank
11. securities and exchange
5. FDIC
commission
6. WPA
12. Congress of Industrial
7. Social Security
Organizations
Snapshot Bios—Key players. Write 3-5 sentences on the importance of each person. Make sure
to give important events in which the person was involved.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Huey Long
Frances Perkins
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
5.
6.
7.
8.
Eleanor Roosevelt
John Steinbeck
Father Coughlin
Dr. Francis Townshend
Era and Events. Write a timeline with descriptive information & facts about the ideas, events,
people, and times.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Great Depression
Dust Bowl
New Deal
Wagner Act
Bonus Army
Black Tuesday
7. AAA
8. Second New Deal
9. Roosevelt’s “court packing”
scheme
10. NIRA