The New Deal – A Success?
As we analyze the overall impact of FDR’s New Deal and determine if it was a positive step for
America, we should look at the overall success or failure of the policies and programs enacted
to help the US during the Depression. Using “The New Deal – A Success? from ABC-CLIO, you
will be examining different viewpoints about the New Deal in order to develop your own.
 READ the KEY QUESTION Introduction - How successful was the New Deal in pulling America out
of the Great Depression?
 Navigate to the NEED TO KNOW section. If you need a refresher on the New Deal, BROWSE
through the BACKGROUND ESSAY, available in the links at the right of the NEED TO KNOW
page.
 Navigate to the DILEMMA section and read the introduction. After that, read the perspectives and
summarize the author’s thesis and at least four supporting details or observations in the space
provided below.
Perspective 1 – Chris Mullin - The New Deal Enabled Economic Recovery
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Perspective 2 - Brett Piersma - The Folly of New Deal Policies
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Perspective 3 - Walter Bell - The New Deal Did Not End the Great Depression
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