FDR’s New Deal
Was the New Deal a Success or
Failure?
In this activity, you will work in teams to discuss
whether or not the New Deal was a success. Your
goals for today should include looking at all the issues,
seeing both sides, and finding common ground.
Left-Side
Was the New Deal a success or failure?
In your group of 3:
1. Create a “T” chart: Success and Failure
2. Read all your documents. (pink, green or
)
a) Based on the document information, write
document title under “Success” or “Failure” on the
“T” chart.
b) Why? State why you placed document on either
side of “T” chart.
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Be aware of: Who wrote it and why they might have written it?
c) Group members - select one documents from your
group member’s documents to place in “T” chart
3. Take-A-Stand: – based on the documents, answer the
question: Was the New Deal a success or failure?
Support using information from documents.
Left-Side
Was the New Deal a success or failure?
Success
• doc title - why?
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(Be aware of: Who wrote it and why they might
have written it?)
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Failure
• doc title - why?
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Take-A-Stand: – answer the question: Was the New Deal a
success or failure? Support (use evidence from the documents)