How did the role of the federal government change with the New Deal?

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Using the notes you took from the Lesson 3 Lecture Videos and your careful readings of the recommended passages in Chapter 25 of your textbook and the provided documents, answer the following essay question:

Compare and contrast the reactions of Hoover and Roosevelt to the Great Depression. What were their competing visions of the government's role in society? How did the role of the federal government change with the New Deal?


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The student will:

  • Outline the Roaring Twenties including Harding's election, congressional passage of the acts limiting immigration and the Sheppard-Towner Act, the administration of Coolidge, and the election of Hoover.
  • Discuss the Scopes Trial in Tennessee and the first solo trans-Atlantic flight by Lindbergh.
  • Explain the causes and effects of the Great Depression including the crash of the New York Stock Exchange, passage of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, and the drought throughout the Great Plains.
  • Discuss the final years of the Hoover Administration including the development of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, the creation and destruction of the "Bonus Army," and the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  • Contrast Roosevelt's legislative actions with Hoover's as expressed in the New Deal comprising the First One Hundred Days, the Second New Deal, and the attempt to pack the Supreme Court.

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Running head: THE NEW DEAL

Effects of the New Deal on the Role of Federal Government
Institution:
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THE NEW DEAL

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great depression was an economic downturn that occurred in 1929. This economic
decline led to the closure of business as well as loss of jobs among many in the US. This period
is considered among one of the darkest periods in the American history. This paper, therefore,
seeks to explore the reactions of both Hoover and Roosevelt to the great depression as well as
examining how functions of the central government changed with the introduction of the New
Deal.
The great depression was caused by many factors. For example, the crash of stock
market, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, drought conditions and American economic policy with
Europe. As a result, the two leaders Hoover and Roosevelt ...


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