Chapter 25 HOMEWORK SHEET - First homework on this sheet will be due THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18th

AP U.S. History
Ms. Rosenberg

Chapter 25: GREAT DEPRESSION AND THE NEW DEAL

HW #37 Read and Outline pages 719-725
1) How did Hoover fight the Great Depression?
2) How did the Depression affect Americans?

HW #38 Read and outline pages 733-734
1) Why was the Dust Bowl an environmental disaster?

HW#39 Read and outline pages 725-727
1) How did Roosevelt differ from Hoover in fighting depression?

HW#40 Read and outline pages 728-733
1) How did Roosevelt handle the most immediate problem of the depression?
2) Was the New Deal radical or conservative?
3) Create a chart and list and describe the programs that fit into these categories:
RELIEF RECOVERY REFORM

HW #41 Read and outline pages 733-736
1) What were the main criticisms of the New Deal?
2) Did the New Deal intrude on civil liberties?

HW #42 Read and outline pages 736-738
1) What were the major programs of the 2nd New Deal?
2) Why did Roosevelt try to pack the Supreme Court?

HW #43 Read pages 738-746
In at least one high-level analytical paragraph for each, answer the following question. How did the New Deal affect
a) the role of the federal government
b) farmers
c) workers
d) African-Americans
e) Women
f) Business
g) Native Americans
h) Mexican-Americans

HW #44 Read and outline pages 746-748
1) What were the permanent results of the New Deal?
** Was the New Deal a success or a failure? Explain your answer in at least TWO paragraphs.