Students will know:

Significant people and events in the era.

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Causes

The causes of the Great Depression.

Response to the Depression

·  The battle of ideas to address the economic crisis.

·  Differences between the First and Second New Deals. 

·  Examples of how the Great Depression tested government structures.

·  Debates over the success and failure of the New Deal.

·  Changes in attitudes about government responsibilities.

·  Identify groups and organizations that gained and/or lost progress during the Great Depression.

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Impact

·  The impact of the depression on American society.

·  Examples of the social and cultural impact of the Great Depression and the New Deal.

·  Examples of how the Great Depression led to global political instability in various countries.

·  Economic and political reactions of the US government to address the global crisis.

·  The Great Depression defined economic differences between the Democratic and Republican parties.