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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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Question 6
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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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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.
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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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.

Question 13
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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?

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Question 3
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Question 4
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Question 5
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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Line 1-2 ("Roosevelt's New... two years")
Line 9-11 ("More than... chief executive")
Line 14-16 ("So desperate... at al")
Line 17-18 ("The frantic... later sessions")
Question 7
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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.
Question 8
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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Line 6-8 ("Congress bolstered... low-cost construction")
Line 14-16 ("Incomparably more... pass Congress")
Line 20-21 ("These pensions... dependent children")
Line 22-24 ("Social Security... its citizens")
Question 10
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It can be reasonably inferred that President Franklin Roosevelt's compassion and strength of will can be attributed to his
service in World War I.
Ivy League education.
affliction with infantile paralysis.
domestic conflicts with Eleanor Roosevelt.
As used in line 3 of paragraph 5, "bind" most nearly means
detach
commit
handcuff
connect
The phrase "Hundred Days" refers to the
time period during which FDR closed all of the banks.
transition between the presidential election and the inaugural address.
first months of FDR's presidency when Congress passed many important laws.
most severe months of the Great Depression.
The passage suggests that, when FDR became President in March 1933,
he rejected a pragmatic approach to governing the country.
he aimed to permanently recover and reform the economy.
Congress refused to grant him any legislative authority.
the presidency received unprecedented congressional support.
The phrase "prime the pump" (line 4) is used mainly to emphasize the fact that
the U.S. government was ready to face the Great Depression.
FDR spent federal money in order stimulate the U.S. economy.
the New Deal was designed to get Americans excited about going back to work.
the Great Depression was an overflowing faucet of economic issues.
The passage suggests that a particularly important feature of the Social Security Act of 1935 was its provision of
health care for the poor and aged.
loans and job training for the unemployed.
pensions for widows with children.
unemployment insurance and old-age pensions.
As used in line 4, paragraph 4, "costly" most nearly means
valuable
excessive
expensive
damaging