1.) How did the New Deal of the Great Depression create a lasting impact on the role of government in business and the lives o the American people?
2. Why might this woman not want to turn to a charity for help?
3. Why could she not afford to get the items herself?
4. Who might help this woman if she were in this position today?
5. What is the WPA?
6. What was the goal of programs like the WPA, and what were at least 2 other alphabet soup programs with the same goal?
7. From the first 3 paragraphs of the speech, why did FDR feel the government needed to fix the banks?
8. From the last 3 paragraphs of the speech, what does FDR credit the National Recovery Act (NRA) with accomplishing?
9. What do each of the bottles on the table represent?
10. Why does FDR need to convince Congress that the plan will work?
11. What program is the poster advertising?
12. Who is the programmed designed for and how is it funded?
13. What comparison is being made by the image?
14. What point is the author trying to make?