Roosevelt's New Deal
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can evaluate the impacts of President Roosevelt’s New Deal.
Key learning points
- President Roosevelt promised that his New Deal would deliver 3 R’s: relief, recovery and reform.
- The New Deal involved increased government intervention in the economy.
- Many Americans were lifted out of poverty by the New Deal.
- The New Deal did not end unequal treatment of women nor African Americans in the USA.
Keywords
Relief - food, money or services provided to people in need is called relief
Federal government - the federal government is the national government of the USA
Alphabet Agencies - the Alphabet Agencies were organisations set up to manage the New Deal
Pension - a pension is money paid to a person once they are elderly and no longer work
Domestic servant - a domestic servant is a person who works in someone else's home, performing duties such as cooking and cleaning
Common misconception
The only focus of the New Deal was to create new jobs and reduce unemployment.
Relief and reform were also important aims of the New Deal. Major policies like the Emergency Banking Act and Social Security Act were more concerned with reform and relief, respectively, than job creation.
Teacher tip
At the beginning of LC3, present students with a range of statistical date (i.e. bank closures, unemployment, GDP) from the New Deal period. In pairs, ask students to judge the overall success of the New Deal based on these statistics. Open up to a wider class discussion.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Write the missing word. When people are extremely poor and struggle to meet some of their basic needs, we can say they are living in .
Q2.Which event triggered the Great Depression?
Q3.Write the missing word. The rise of fun, fast and exciting popular entertainment meant the 1920s becoming known as the Twenties.
Q4.Which political party did all US presidents belong to between 1921 and 1933?
Q5.Why did US agriculture struggle in the 1920s?
Q6.Which statement is most accurate?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match up each keyword with its correct definition.
food, money or services provided to people in need
money paid to a person once they are elderly and no longer work
the state of not having a job
Q2.How many Americans were employed by the Public Works Administration (PWA)?
Q3.Select the correct missing word. The Emergency Banking Act temporarily closed all banks and only allowed those judged to be to re-open.
Q4.What was the main focus of the Social Secuirty Act?
Q5.The US unemployment rate was 17.2% in 1939. Based on this, which conclusion is most valid?
Q6.Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
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