HST 165 Week 4 The Great Depression

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HST 165 Week 4 The Great Depression

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: The Great Depression.

Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

The Great Depression

Part 1

Complete the chart by filling in each president’s views on the Great Depression.

 

Great DepressionHerbert HooverFranklin Delano Roosevelt
 

Causes of the Great Depression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General description of response to the Depression

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beliefs that guided him in his attempt to solve it

 

  

 

 

What he told Americans they had to do to overcome the Depression

 

 

  
 

What agencies he relied on to provide relief

 

 

  
 

Significant acts passed during his presidency to help end the Depression

 

 

  
 

Success or failure of his program, and why

 

 

  

 

Part 2

Most historians agree that the New Deal did not solve the problems of the Great Depression and that, in short, it failed to bring about full economic recovery. Nevertheless, it can be argued that the New Deal was significant in that it introduced a new political tradition and brought fundamental change in a number of areas to America.

 

Write a 350-word response to each of the following questions:

 

  • What do you think is meant by the statements above? How did the New Deal change America?

 

  • Do you think the New Deal changed the relationship between citizens and the federal government and, if so, how? For example, should the government help regulate the economy?