Cinderella Man Response (40 points)
During the viewing of Cinderella Man, try to follow how the film explains some key points of the Great
Depression and the New Deal. Your assignment will be to write a one-page (minimum), single-spaced, handwritten, free-form response that shows your understanding of these key points and how they did or did not
play out in the film. In your response you must address at least one (1) of the topics listed in each box
below. Within your essay, underline the topics you will discuss and explain how they were discussed in the
film –
1) How did the film show that topic?
2) Did the film show an accurate or an inaccurate representation of that topic?
Remember, this is not a summary of the film; it is your response to the film based the topic points listed below
(two from each box for a total of ten overall).
After completing the above assignment, conclude your free-response with an evaluation of the film that answers
the following question –
1) Is Cinderella Man an appropriate tool for teaching about the Great Depression and the New Deal? Explain.
Use the attached handouts as source material for that portion of your essay.
Due: _________________
Wall Street Crash
“boom”
September, 1929 = 381
Black Thursday & Black Tuesday, October, 1929
1932 = 41
Causes of the Crash
Uneven distribution of income
Stock market speculation
Buying on margin
Excessive use of credit
Over production of consumer goods
Weak farm economy
Government policies
Global economic problems
Wartime loans
Tariffs
Effects of the Crash
1932-1939
Gross National Product = $104 billion to $56 billion
Income = 50%
Banks = 20%/11,000
Businesses = 90,000
Unemployment = 25%
Farmers
Cities
African-Americans
Family
Women
Children
Entertainment
Schools
Psyche
Hoover’s Policies
Domestic
Volunteerism
Government projects
Foreign
Hawley-Smoot Tariff (1930)
International debt
Despair & Protest
Hoovervilles
Bonus march
The Election of 1932
Hoover v. FDR
Results
20th Amendment (1933)
FDR: The Man
Wealthy/Disability
Eleanor
New Deal Philosophy
Three R’s – relief, recovery, reform
Brain Trust