AMH 2020 University of South Florida Great Depression and The New Deal HW

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The Great Depression and the New Deal

Is the New Deal best understood as radical, moderate, or conservative? In answering this question, be sure to define your terminology. As usual, you should refer to at least one assigned document.

By 11:59 pm on Friday, write a 200-word discussion board post in response to the prompt. In your response, you must quote or make reference to at least one of the documents assigned for reading in this module. You may also use material addressed in the lecture videos.

Required reading: Voices of Freedom

  • Document 142 – Letter to Francis Perkins (1937)
  • Document 143 – John Steinbeck, “The Harvest Gypsies” (1936)
  • Document 144 – John L. Lewis on Labor’s Great Upheaval (1937)
  • Document 145 – Franklin D. Roosevelt, “Great Security for the Average Man” (1934)

Required reading: Voices of Freedom

  • Document 142 – Letter to Francis Perkins (1937)
  • Document 143 – John Steinbeck, “The Harvest Gypsies” (1936)
  • Document 144 – John L. Lewis on Labor’s Great Upheaval (1937)
  • Document 145 – Franklin D. Roosevelt, “Great Security for the Average Man” (1934)