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Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: Great Depression: Help and a New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Original photographs highlight the New Deal programs intended to aid families and individuals during the Great Depression.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Second New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
After criticism of the early New Deal programs, Franklin Roosevelt introduced programs that emphasized work rather than relief. Read about the new programs of the Second New Deal.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Growth of Government Intervention

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the changing federal government role as it increased involvement and intervention in business and social welfare in the 1900s.
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Digital History

Digital History: Roosevelt's Critics

For Students 5th - 8th
This article lays out criticism of President Roosevelt and his handling of the Great Depression and the New Deal. Read about three men who developed a great following by insisting that the New Deal did not go far enough and not enough...
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New Deal Network

New Deal Network: Survey Graphic: Republican Criticism of the New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
From a 1940 magazine article the Republican opposition to the economic policies of the New Deal is discussed.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: An Evaluation of the New Deal

For Students 5th - 8th
No discussion about the Great Depression can be complete without a look at the legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal programs. Read about the changes and effects on the economy brought about by the programs, but see what...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Roosevelt's Critics

For Students 5th - 8th
Franklin Roosevelt had many critics, many of whom criticized him for not going far enough with his New Deal legislation. Read about three such critics and their plans.