The Great Depression and the New Deal 1929-1939
Newly-elected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on his way to the Inauguration ceremony. On his right, outgoing President Herbert Hoover.
The New Deal represented a new form of liberalism, a fresh interpretation of the ideology of individual rights that had long shaped the character of American society and politics. Unlike 19th C. liberalism, which held that to protect those rights government should be small and relatively powerless. the social-welfare liberalism of the New Deal expanded government responsibility in order to protect minimum standards of economic security for individuals. (America's History p 719)
NEWS FLASH: Get ready for the Term Paper!!! We'll be focusing on local (San Francisco) history. To get some ideas for local topics LOOK --> HERE! - It's a large selection of websites to help get you started. UPDATE 2016: our focus for the term paper has changed to the topic of IMMIGRATION. See this page for details. (link pending)
The New Deal represented a new form of liberalism, a fresh interpretation of the ideology of individual rights that had long shaped the character of American society and politics. Unlike 19th C. liberalism, which held that to protect those rights government should be small and relatively powerless. the social-welfare liberalism of the New Deal expanded government responsibility in order to protect minimum standards of economic security for individuals. (America's History p 719)
NEWS FLASH: Get ready for the Term Paper!!! We'll be focusing on local (San Francisco) history. To get some ideas for local topics LOOK --> HERE! - It's a large selection of websites to help get you started. UPDATE 2016: our focus for the term paper has changed to the topic of IMMIGRATION. See this page for details. (link pending)
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BUT FIRST - we will study The Great Depression. What caused it? What effects did it have? Who was affected?
FOR Monday, March 21, your READING NOTES are due for Chapter 13, Section 1 &2 (In class Read the excerpt from "The Grapes of Wrath", pp 414-15. (Quizzes) For WEDNESDAY, March 26 - Reading notes are due for Chapter 13, section 3. (Quiz) ForTUESDAY, April 4 - Chapter 14:1 New Deal I For THURSDAY, April 7 - New Deal II 14:2 Due (end of class): Your completed analysis worksheet- documents about Social Security, including the "last box." (You have all the information you need to respond.) Debriefing. New Deal SAQ: Was the New Deal a Success, or was it a Failure? MONDAY: The term paper topic (and due date) has been changed! For Monday, April 11: Quiz, 14:1, 14:2 Homework for Monday - finish responses to Mural assignment (below) (respond to questions underneath the mural). In class: Diego Rivera; 14: 3; New Deal SAQ. WEDNESDAY: (If you did not finish the Textbook Case Study in class, hand it in on Wednesday.) In class: New Deal SAQ. |
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Mural Assignment: Individually or with a partner - respond to the mural. Who is the artist? When was it painted? How many "scenes" are contained in the mural? (Describe each of them.) There seems to be a particular focus (as suggested by the positioning of the faces); how would you describe/interpret this focus? There is LOTS of detail in the mural. Describe at least TEN details. (For example, what is happening in the upper left-hand space? What are the large gold-rimmed items on either side of center?) Explain how each is tied to the focus/theme of the mural.