new deal, 1933-1939

Presents the personal and public life of the thirty-second president of the United States giving particular emphasis to his New Deal programs.

Explains the events, economic practices, and social attitudes that helped bring about the Stock Market Crash of October 29, 1929, it describes in vivid detail what life was like for Americans during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl Days.

Presents a history of the United States from 1929 when the stock market crashed to 1938. Includes illustrations and side-bars.

Looks at life in the United States in the 1930s, discussing notable people, events, and developments in politics, society, the economy, culture, and technology, and including photographs, primary sources, and other reference materials.

Contains source documents and illustrations that provide information about the Great Depression, covering the causes of the stock market crash, conditions during the Depression, Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, and the struggle for survival. Includes critical-thinking questions.

A chronological exploration of the initiation and implementation of the New Deal, a program enacted during the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt in an attempt to help the nation recover from the Great Depression.

Uses primary sources to debate the Great Depression.

Examines the policies and programs developed by Franklin Roosevelt to lead the country out of the Depression.