Great Depression, the New Deal and the Road to WWII
Great Depression
- What
led to faith in the American economy during the 20s
- Buying
on Margin
- What
were the general causes of the Great Depression
- What
was Hoover’s plan for easing the suffering of the Great Depression
- What
was the Stock Market Crash?
- Why
Hoover opposed direct relief during the Depression
- The Dust
Bowl – what it was and how Dust Bowlers reacted
- Discrimination
during the Great Depression
- Bonus
Army
The New Deal
In general, you’ll need to know ALL 17 laws that were
covered as part of the assignment: The
New Deal: A New Day Dawning. Remember, you can bring notes to class – but
only for these laws.
- Fireside
Chats
- 1st
Inaugural Address
- Francis
Townsend
- What
relief, recovery and reform mean and how the New Deal provided them
- Huey
Long and his promises
- Dorothea
Lange
- Demagogues
in America and abroad
- The
New Deal’s impact on culture
Road to WWII
- Why
Japan expanded during the 30s and early 40s
- Hitler
expansion in Europe
- U.S.
responses to both Hitler and Japanese expansion