STEP 3: PUT IT ALL TOGETHER

CHAPTER 24 STUDY GUIDE

PUT IT ALL TOGETHER Now, take a step back and try to explain the big picture. Remember to use specific examples from the chapter in your answers.

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

  • Why was Franklin Roosevelt so popular? Why did he win the elections of 1932 and 1936?

  • How was Eleanor Roosevelt a part of her husband’s political career?

THE NEW DEAL

  • What were the greatest achievements of the New Deal, both generally and specifically?

  • What were the differences between the first phase of the New Deal and the second?
THE OPPOSITION

  • Who initially opposed the New Deal, and why?

  • Why did general support for the New Deal decline?

 LOOKING BACKWARD, LOOKING AHEAD

  • What was distinctive about the New Deal compared with previous government reforms in the twentieth century?

  • What was the long-term significance of the New Deal?

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