as discussed

For this week, be sure to have read Chapters 24 and 25 in your textbook. To help you understand the dramatic historical shifts that occur from the 1920s to the 1930s, here is your Cyber Friday assignment:

Great Depression and New Deal, 350 words

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After watching the documentaries and newsreels below, answer the following:

1.) What do you think were the most difficult problems facing the United States and the FDR Administration in the 1930s?

2.) How did the people and their government address these challenges?

3.) Name four of the most transformative uses of federal government power (New Deal programs) during the 1930s. How did these reflect the power of the General Welfare clause?

Your responses also should reflect something of what you have learned from your textbook about the nation and world in this period. 

Located at Ellis Library web site, Library Databases, "Alexander Street (Academic Video Online)" database--use titles and dates to find these documentaries and newsreels:

The Great Depression, in America in the 20th Century 6 (Media Rich Learning), 27:18 mins

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit, in Biography (A&E Television Networks), 46:29 mins

Universal Newsreels, Release 262, June 27, 1934 from Universal Newsreel

Universal Newsreels, Release 313, December 24, 1934 from Universal Newsree

Please use Chicago style. Do not forget to put the endnote in the last page. Basic words please