Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 24 (Section 24.4), 25, 26
Lesson
A New Deal: Part 5Links to an external site. (7:20)
New Deal Programs: Selected Library of Congress Resources: IntroductionLinks to an external site. (Read this introduction before exploring the other links in this discussion.)
New Deal Programs: Selected Library of Congress ResourcesLinks to an external site. (Explore the links under Sections and Topic for specific New Deal Programs.)
New Deal Programs: Selected Library of Congress Resources: Digitized MaterialsLinks to an external site. (Explore the links for primary sources including audio recordings, written narratives, photographs, posters, and music.)
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New DealLinks to an external site. (Review the documents and interviews on this site.)
Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to noted resources)
Initial Post 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.
Follow-Up Post Compare your selections and analysis of selections with those of your peers. If they chose different events, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same events, build on their posts by providing additional information about the events that you have not already noted in your own post.
Writing Requirements
Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up)
APA format for in-text citations and list of references
Grading
This activity will be graded using the Discussion Grading Rubric. Please review the following link:
Discussion GuidelinesLinks to an external site.
Course Outcomes
CO 3: Explain the influence of historical events on American culture and society.
CO 5: Assess change over time in economy and/or technology.
CO 6: Analyze America’s domestic politics and foreign policy in the World.
