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APUSH Chapter 32 - The Great Depression and the New Deal (1920-1932)

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Welcome to your Chapter 32 reading! As you read, you should consider the following essential question:
  • How did the New Deal expand the power of the federal government in order to address the Great Depression?
As always, "Focus Questions" should guide your reading and notes, but you do not necessarily have to explicitly answer them.
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The last economic recession the United States experienced was in 2008. How old were you at this time, and what do you [or your family] remember about the 2008 recession?

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It can be reasonably inferred that President Franklin Roosevelt's compassion and strength of will can be attributed to his

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As used in line 3 of paragraph 5, "bind" most nearly means

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The phrase "Hundred Days" refers to the

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The passage suggests that, when FDR became President in March 1933,

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Connections to the Present Day: The Obama administration used FDR's "Hundred Days" as a blueprint for how to handle the 2008 recession. Certain banks like Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase were deemed "too big to fail," so the U.S. government bailed them out in 2008.

The other issue in 1929 was "bank runs" or mad dashes to withdraw money from the bank afer stock markets crash. The Glass-Steagall Banking Reform Act was a relief program that was also intended to prevent this phenomenon from happening in the future.

Inflation is a continual increase in the price of goods and services, e.g. a can of soda is now $1.50 when it used to be $0.49.
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The phrase "prime the pump" (line 4) is used mainly to emphasize the fact that

Senator Long would not be the last to advocate for a universal basic income.

2020 Presidential candidate Andrew Yang also proposed that every American family should receive at least $1000 each month.
Universal basic income is such a popular policy that it has found its way into President Biden's infrastructure plan, which proposes a $250-300/month to offset childcare costs for most American families.
FDR is often criticized for his "alphabet soup" of New Deal programs. Don't worry too much about memorizing every single program. Just focus on the ones addressed in comprehension questions as they are most important to know!
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The passage suggests that a particularly important feature of the Social Security Act of 1935 was its provision of

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

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As used in line 4, paragraph 4, "costly" most nearly means

A common critique of FDR's New Deal:
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What do you think? Do you think that President Roosevelt was able to effectively address the crisis of the Great Depression with New Deal?

Explain why or why not using complete sentences with text evidence from the reading in order to receive full credit.

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Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and using the "rectangle" tool to box the 5 most important key terms in the space provided.

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Do you have any feedback or questions about the Formative reading or comprehension questions that you want to go over in class?