American history homework help
American history homework help. Short Essay 2: The Great Depression
Documents A-J reveal political actions taken in response to the Great Depression (1929-41). Using the documents and your knowledge of the period, (a) address how and why federal power expanded during the time period, and (b) evaluate the success and necessity of political measures taken.
Cite using italicized title (Herbert Hoover’s).
- Document A: Herbert Hoovers’sAnti-New Deal Speech
http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/23-the-great-depression/herbert-hoover-on-the-new-deal-1932/
- Document B: Bonus Army route video (also in Yawp Ch 23)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=oNBHTM7hYCY&feature=emb_logo
- Document C: President Franklin Delano Roosevelts 1st Inaugural
https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrfirstinaugural.html
- Document D: Photo of Breadline in New York City, c 1930.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/great-depression-new-york-city#9
- Document E: Emergency Banking Act of 1933
https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/emergency_banking_act_of_1933
- Document F: CCC
https://livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/water_12.html
- Document G: Resettlement Administration Poster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resettlement_Administration
- Document H: Migrant Mother
https://www.loc.gov/item/2017762908/
- Document I: FDR’s Social Security Speech
http://www.emersonkent.com/speeches/social_security.htm
10: Document J: Court Packing Cartoon
https://www.history.com/news/franklin-roosevelt-tried-packing-supreme-court
- You have been provided 10 documents. Use at least 5-6.
- Then, write a 3-5 page essay answering the question. Be sure you include a thesis statement, reference at least five primary sources, and incorporate appropriate historical content and context.