Tuesday, April 24, 2012

The Transition from The Great Depression to WWII

This assignment should be completed within 5 days.  Take it one piece at a time.  After you read the first essay, answer the questions in the first comment by replying to the comments, and so on.  When it comes to the videos, we can watch the longer ones together on the TV and discuss them.

Essays to read:

The WPA: Antidote to the Great Depression? read the full essay.

 FDR and Hitler: A Study in Contrasts  read the full essay.

 The Great Depression, the New Deal and the American West read the full essay.

Videos to watch:

The American West in the 1930s and 1940s

The American West and the Great Depression

WWII and the Transformation of the American West

(The person speaking in these videos is Richard White who is a professor at Stanford University.)

The Plow that Broke the Plains - A short documentary produced by the U.S. Farm Service Administration during The New Deal period:





OK, those were just a warm up! Now you can attend Stanford for an hour+ and watch an excellent lecture by Richard White.  The American West in The Depression and the New Deal
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3 comments:

  1. Carrie SikorskiApril 24, 2012 at 11:32 PM

    1st Essay:

    What does WPA stand for?

    What was the Civilian Conservation Corps?

    Provide an example of how the WPA improved public health.

    Provide an example of how the WPA contributed to the war effort.

    How many bridges did the WPA build?

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  2. Carrie SikorskiApril 24, 2012 at 11:33 PM

    2nd Essay:

    What are two similarities and two differences between the careers of FDR and Hitler?

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  3. Carrie SikorskiApril 24, 2012 at 11:38 PM

    3rd Essay:

    What was the major impact on the economy in the West during the 1940s?

    How many Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps?

    How were Mexican Americans treated during this period?

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