Document 22.1 FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, Fireside Chat Transcript (May 7, 1933)
Document 22.2 Give a Man a Job! Transcript (1933)
Document 22.3 FRANK E. GANNETT, Letter on Court Packing (1937)
Document 22.4 Republican Party National Platform (1936)
Document 22.5 HUEY P. LONG, Criticism of Franklin Roosevelt (1935)
INTERPRET THE EVIDENCE
In his May 1933 fireside chat, what does Franklin Roosevelt highlight as the important concepts that will guide the New Deal (Document 22.1)? How would you characterize the tone of his address?
According to the “Give a Man a Job!” transcript, how could Americans best take advantage of Roosevelt’s programs (Document 22.2)? What was the relationship between business and patriotism?
Why did Frank E. Gannett oppose the court-packing plan (Document 22.3)? What did he believe would happen if Roosevelt succeeded in packing the Court?
According to the Republican Party platform of 1936, how had the Roosevelt administration and the New Deal harmed the country (Document 22.4)?
According to Huey P. Long, why had the New Deal failed (Document 22.5)? What did he argue that Roosevelt should do to alleviate poverty?
PUT IT IN CONTEXT
How did supporters and opponents of the New Deal differ in their vision of the role of government in the economy?
How much did the New Deal change political and economic conditions in the United States?
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