Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapter 24 (Section 24.4), 25, 26
- Lesson
- Link (video): A New Deal: Part 5 (Links to an external site.) (7:20)
- Link (website): New Deal Programs: Selected Library of Congress Resources: Introduction (Links to an external site.) (Read this introduction before exploring the other links in this discussion.)
- Link (website): New Deal Programs: Selected Library of Congress Resources (Links to an external site.) (Explore the links under Sections and Topic for specific New Deal Programs.)
- Link (website): New Deal Programs: Selected Library of Congress Resources: Digitized Materials (Links to an external site.) (Explore the links for primary sources including audio recordings, written narratives, photographs, posters, and music.)
- Link (website): President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal (Links to an external site.) (Review the documents and interviews on this site.)
- Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to noted resources)
Initial Post Instructions:
For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following (any program and/or act of the New Deal):
| Programs | Acts |
| Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
Public Works Administration (PWA) Civil Works Administration (CWA) Works Progress Administration (WPA) Farm Security Administration (FSA) |
Emergency Banking Relief Act
Economy Act Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) Tennessee Valley Authority Act (TVA) National Employment System Act (Wagner-Peyser Act) Home Owners Loan Act National Industrial Recovery Act (NIA) Glass-Steagall Act (Banking Act) Securities & Exchange Act Emergency Relief Appropriation Act Resettlement Administration (RA) Rural Electrification Administration (REA) National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) Social Security Act Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) |
Reflecting over the weekly reading and lesson video The New Deal Coalition (also linked in the Required Resources), address the following for your selections:
- Consider workers, immigrants, and African Americans. Explain how minorities were represented by the New Deal.
- Analyze to what extent you think that the New Deal effectively ended the Great Depression and restored the economy.
ANSWER
The New Deal was created at a time of great economic crises- the Great Depression. It was developed to address economic hardships experienced at the time and promote economic recovery across the country. Therefore, it comprises a lot of programs designed to increase government expenditure, foster the development of infrastructure, and create employment. Basically, the programs were expected to bring relief to both the economy and the masses. Two of the New Deal programs included Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Civil Works Administration (CWA). While Works Progress was created to oversee and coordinate public works, Civil Works Administration was created specifically to create… To access full answer, click the purchase button below.