PBS Documentary - FDR: The Grandest Job in the World
Extra Credit HW (1 point per question if answered thoughtfully) – Due Monday 3/6
http://video.pbs.org/video/1049332797/#
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1) Just after he was elected President, a friend told FDR that if the New Deal was effective he would be
considered the greatest American president. Why did he respond, “if I’m not, I’ll be the last”?
2) Describe the difference in personality and style between Hoover & FDR
3) Why did FDR pretend to walk to his inauguration?
4) Why did FDR liken himself to a quarterback when describing his leadership of the New Deal?
5) What were a few reasons for FDR’s popularity among average Americans?
6) How was Eleanor Roosevelt different from previous presidential wives?
7) What did Father Coughlin & Huey Long all criticize about the New Deal? Why?
8) Why did Republicans in Congress & business leaders dislike the New Deal?
9) Describe a few projects taken on by the New Deal agencies – why were these projects controversial?
10) Who considered FDR to be a “traitor to his class” and why?
New Deal HW #1
How did the creation of the FDIC, NRA & AAA during the early stages of the New
Deal represent a major change in Federal government policies?
See pp. 724 - 728 in text and internet .
Prepare “Talking Points” notes that would assist you in verbally answering this question thoughtfully on Block Day
Notes collected on Friday 3/3
New Deal HW #2
How did the creation of the Social Security, TVA & WPA as part of the Second New
deal represent a major change in Federal government policies?
See pp. 732, 744 & 746 in text and internet .
Prepare “Talking Points” notes that would assist you in verbally answering this question thoughtfully on Block Day
Notes collected on Friday 3/3
New Deal HW #3
Why did some
Americans from
BOTH the right
wing and left
wing criticize the
“New Deal”?
See pages 729-731 in
text and internet.
Prepare “Talking
Points” notes that
would assist you in
verbally answering this
question thoughtfully
on Block Day
Notes collected on
Friday 3/3
New Deal HW # 4
How did the New Deal impact the judicial and fiscal policies of the
federal government?
See pages 734-735 in text and internet.
Prepare “Talking Points” notes that would assist you in verbally answering this question thoughtfully on Block Day
Notes collected on Friday 3/3
New Deal HW #5
How effective was the New Deal in assisting unions, women & blacks?
See pages 736-738 in text and internet.
Prepare “Talking Points” notes that would assist you in verbally answering this question thoughtfully on Block Day
Notes collected on Friday 3/3
FDR’s New Deal
in Cartoons
Look at each cartoon
and discuss
the question
with someone
sitting near you.
Be ready to share
thoughts with whole
class if asked.
The New Deal: Crash Course US History #33
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bMq9Ek6jnA
Why is it likely
that this cartoon
was drawn by a
Republican when
FDR first ran for
the presidency in
1932?
(Context)
What does the
cartoon
suggest about
the
relationship
between FDR
and Congress
after the 1932
election?
(Context)
Does the
cartoon
support or
oppose the
New Deal?
Why?
(POV)
What
criticism
does the
cartoon
subtly
make
about the
New Deal?
(Purpose)
Who would agree/disagree with the message conveyed in
the cartoon about the National Recovery Administration
(NRA)? Why?
(Audience)
Who might the
“forgotten
man” be?
Who would
agree and
disagree with
this message?
(Audience)
Why is it likely
that this cartoon
was drawn by a
Republican?
What does the
cartoon
illustrate about
the idea of
“Keynesian”
economics?
(POV)
Explain how this cartoon is making the same criticism of
the New Deal as the previous one. (POV)
“control of the government”
What
criticism of
New Deal
programs
is this
cartoon
making?
(Purpose)
Explain how this cartoon illustrates that the
public perception of the New Deal was based
largely on someone's social status. (POV)
What do the
results of the
1936
presidential
election
illustrate
about the
impacts of
criticisms of
the New Deal
in previous
cartoons?
(Context)
This cartoon was
drawn following
the striking down
of the NRA and
AAA by the
Supreme Court
and after FDR
was re-elected in
1936.
Who would agree
with the cartoon?
Why?
(Audience)
What is the
reaction of
Congress in
the cartoon to
FDR’s plan
for the
Supreme
Court?
Why?
(POV)
Is the person
who drew
the cartoon
likely a
Democrat or
a
Republican?
Why?
(Audience)
This cartoon was drawn
just after FDR was reelected for an
unprecedented 3rd term in
office as president in
November, 1940.
What issue seems to have
replaced the New Deal as
the major focus of FDR’s
attention?
What seems to have
changed in regards to
FDR’s relationship with
Congress?
(Context)
What do
these
statistics
suggest
about
the
impacts
FDR’s
New
Deal?