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For bell work today, we're going to wrap up the video we have been viewing on the Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.
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Then we will have a discussion over the New Deal. What do you think was the most successful thing that Franklin Roosevelt did in helping recover from the Great Depression? Why?
 * What We Did In Class**

We will then review the handout "Legacy of the New Deal".

Then we will work in pairs to answer the following questions in competition with our classmates... > a. An effective Social Security program will help America grow. > b. Roosevelt’s New Deal policies work against freedom. > c. Businesses must be tightly regulated by the government. > d. Business and government must cooperate more.
 * 1) Why is October 29, 1929 known as "Black Tuesday"?
 * 2) How did the Great Depression affect women?
 * 3) What did Roosevelt do the day after he was inaugurated?
 * 4) Which statement best restates Hoover’s point?
 * 1) Which group at the time was most likely to agree with Hoover’s opinion?
 * 2) What were homeless communities often called in the early 1930s?


 * Homework**

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