Your job is to tell us what it was
like
to be President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the 1930s. Your
paper and presentation should focus on President Roosevelt's New Deal
legislation. You should use the four websites listed below.
As you do your research, keep the following questions in mind:
- What was the New Deal? Why did President Roosevelt
advocate
it?
- What were the pros and cons of the New Deal?
- What problems arose while trying to pass New Deal
legislation?
- What effects did the New Deal have on President Roosevelt's
presidency? How does it affect how we view him today?
- What was the status of the New Deal by the end of the
decade? Was it a success?
