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Chapter 26: The Great Depression Essential Questions & Focus

This document provides an overview of the key topics and essential questions covered in Chapter 26 about the Great Depression. Section 1 focuses on what caused the Great Depression and how it hurt people and families. Section 2 discusses President FDR and his New Deal programs, how they tried to end the depression and help people. Section 3 examines the response to and criticism of the New Deal. Section 4 looks at how minority groups helped themselves during the depression, including how the Dust Bowl destroyed farmers' lives and what Eleanor Roosevelt did to assist FDR.

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Chapter 26: The Great Depression Essential Questions & Focus

This document provides an overview of the key topics and essential questions covered in Chapter 26 about the Great Depression. Section 1 focuses on what caused the Great Depression and how it hurt people and families. Section 2 discusses President FDR and his New Deal programs, how they tried to end the depression and help people. Section 3 examines the response to and criticism of the New Deal. Section 4 looks at how minority groups helped themselves during the depression, including how the Dust Bowl destroyed farmers' lives and what Eleanor Roosevelt did to assist FDR.

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Essential Questions & Focus


Essential Questions
Ch26 The Great Depression
1. Why was there a Great Depression & how bad was it? (sec.1)
2. In what ways did FDR and his ew Dea! try to end the depression? (sec.2"#)
#. Why did some not !i$e the ew Dea!? (sec.#)
%. What did minority &ro'ps do to he!p themse!(es in the depression? (sec.%)
)ection 1* +he Great ,rash
Focus* What ca'sed the Great Depression?
-ow did the depression h'rt peop!e or fami!ies?
Vocabulary*
depression
economy
wa&es
ban$r'pt
'nemp!oyed
p'b!ic wor$s
so'p $itchens
-oo(er(i!!es
)ection 2* FDR & the ew Dea!
Focus* Why did peop!e !i$e FDR so m'ch?
What was the ew Dea!?
Describe some of the ew Dea! pro&rams and te!! how they he!ped d'rin& the depression.
Vocabulary*
po!io
ew Dea!
confident
fireside chats
,,,
W./
+0/
FDI,
)ection #* Response to the ew Dea!
Focus*
-ow did (does) the )ocia! )ec'rity /ct he!p /mericans?
Vocabulary*
critic
pension
)'preme ,o'rt
)ection %* +he ation in -ard +imes
Focus* -ow did the D'st 1ow! destroy the !i(es of farmers?
What did 2!eanor Roose(e!t do to he!p FDR?
Why were radio and mo(ies so important in the depression?
Vocabulary*
Great .!ains
D'st 1ow!
mi&rant wor$er
3First 4ady5
ci(i! ri&hts

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