Introduction

Surf's up! Grab your brain and head for the further reaches of cyberspace. There's a lot to learn in this information age. Using the Web allows you to discover tons more than you may have ever known possible. Below is a list of questions about FDR's New Deal legislation. Take a look at the questions below. To answer each question click on the link that you think will take you to the answer. Open a Microsoft Word document to type answers to your questions. Be sure to read through the web pages you discover (the answer may be deeper than you thought). Have fun!

Questions

1. What was the puropse of the 'relief' programs? List 2 recovery programs. Look under 'reform' legislation...what was is the FDIC?
   
   
2. What was the Second New Deal? List and explain the 3 parts to the Second New Deal. Also think, was the 2nd New Deal relief, recovery, or reform?
   
   
3. Scroll down this page and list two (2) successes of the New Deal and 2 problems with the New Deal. Also, if it wasn't for World War II, do you think America would have come out of the Great Depression?
   
   
4. Compare the New Deal with the Great Society of President Johnson. Why do you think the New Deal more successful?
   
   
5. Look at the photos, what evidence is there in the photos that the New Deal improved lives for Americans?
   
   

The Internet Resources

• Photos of the New Deal
• Compare the New Deal
• Roosevelt and the ND. How successful was it?
• Relief, Recovery, and Reform
• The Second New Deal

The Big Question

Did the New Deal give relief to Americans in the Great Depression?