Cinderella Man Response
After the viewing of Cinderella Man, try to follow how the film explained some key points of the Great
Depression and the New Deal. Your assignment will be to
1) Write a one-page (minimum), single-spaced, hand-written, free-form response that shows your
understanding of these key points.
2) In your response you must address at least one (1) of the topics listed in each box below by
answering this question: How did the film show that topic?
3) If the film did NOT show a topic from one of the boxes below, or you cannot remember one of
the topics in the film, you must describe how you would have added that topic to the film.
4) Within your essay, underline the topics you will discuss and explain how they were discussed in the film –
Hint: Look for these icons “*” to help you locate topics that were present in the film.
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.
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 & Hoovervilles*
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
Relief – Federal Emergency Welfare Agency*