WAS THE NEW DEAL A SUCCESS?
Visit the ABC-CLIO Database via the Mt. Lebanon High School Library and
complete the following questions. Once inside the database click the following
path to find these articles:
American History—Analyze—The New Deal a Success?
The New Deal Enabled Economic Recovery
By Chris Mullin
Task #1: Read “The New Deal Enabled Economic Recovery” by Chris Mullin and
pinpoint four reasons that Mullin argues the New Deal was effective. Be sure to
include at least two sentences for each reason:
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Task #2: Read “The Folly of New Deal Policies” by Brett Piersma and answer the
following questions:
1. Explain how each one of these programs was a failure in the opinion of
this author:
A. AAA:
B. CCC:
C. WPA:
D. NRA:
2. List some of the reasons the author believes the New Deal was in
shambles by 1937:
3. What did the author Milton Friedman say about Roosevelt’s New Deal
policies?
4. What does the author say was the result of his “we’ll try any policy once”
mentality?
Task #3
The New Deal did not end the Great Depression
By Walter Bell
Read only the last two paragraphs of this article and answer the following:
1. List 4 reasons the author cites as to why the New Deal was a political
success?
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Task #4 Visit my website and download the document that reads “Was the New
Deal a Success?” List 4 pieces of evidence that you find in the article that might
support the view that it was a success.
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List 3 pieces of evidence from the article that might support the idea that the New
Deal was not a success.
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