HST 165 Week 4 The Great Depression
Complete the Material: The Great Depression.
Part 1
Complete the chart by filling in each president’s views on the Great
Depression.
Great Depression
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Causes of the Great Depression
General description of response to the Depression
Beliefs that guided him in his attempt to solve it
What he told Americans they had to do to overcome the Depression
What agencies he relied on to provide relief
Significant acts passed during his presidency to help end the
Depression
Success or failure of his program and why
Part 2
Most historians agree that the New Deal did not solve the problems
of the Great Depression and that, in short, it failed to bring about
full economic recovery. Nevertheless, it can be argued that the New