HIST 405N Week 6 Discussion 1; The New Deal

1111 unread replies. 1212 replies. Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapter 24 (Section 24.4), 25, 26 • Lesson • Link (video): A New Deal: Part 5 (Links to an external site.) (7:20) • Link (website): New Deal Programs: Selected Library of Congress Resources: Introduction (Links to an external site.) (Read this introduction before exploring the other links in this discussion.) • Link (website): New Deal Programs: Selected Library of Congress Resources (Links to an external site.) (Explore the links under Sections and Topic for specific New Deal Programs.) • Link (website): New Deal Programs: Selected Library of Congress Resources: Digitized Materials (Links to an external site.) (Explore the links for primary sources including audio recordings, written narratives, photographs, posters, and music.) • Link (website): President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal (Links to an external site.) (Review the documents and interviews on this site.) • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to noted resources) Initial Post Instructions: For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following (any program and/or act of the New Deal): Programs Acts • Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) • Public Works Administration (PWA) • Civil Works Administration (CWA) • Works Progress Administration (WPA) • Farm Security Administration (FSA) • Emergency Banking Relief Act • Economy Act • Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) • Tennessee Valley Authority Act (TVA) • National Employment System Act (Wagner-Peyser Act) • Home Owners Loan Act • National Industrial Recovery Act (NIA) • Glass-Steagall Act (Banking Act) • Securities & Exchange Act • Emergency Relief Appropriation Act • Resettlement Administration (RA) • Rural Electrification Administration (REA) • National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) • Social Security Act • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Reflecting over the weekly reading and lesson video The New Deal Coalition (also linked in the Required Resources), address the following for your selections: • Consider workers, immigrants, and African Americans. Explain how minorities were represented by the New Deal. • Analyze to what extent you think that the New Deal effectively ended the Great Depression and restored the economy. Follow-Up Post Instructions Compare your selections and analysis of selections with those of your peers. If they chose different events, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same events, build on their posts by providing additional information about the events that you have not already noted in your own post. Writing Requirements • Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up) • APA format for in-text citations and list of references Grading This activity will be graded using the Discussion Grading Rubric. Please review the following link: • Link (webpage): Discussion Guidelines Course Outcomes (CO): 3, 5, 6 Due Date for Initial Post: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Wednesday Due Date for Follow-Up Posts: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday