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President Roosevelt Seeks Feedback on New Deal Programs
In 1935 President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent this letter to clergymen around the country. He received over 100,000 responses from priests, rabbis, and ministers serving diverse congregations that varied by geography, size, religious views, and [...]
Item Type: Diary/Letter
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Differing Federal Responses to the Great Depression: Letter Analysis
In this activity students read two letters (one from Hoover, one from FDR) to determine different political beliefs that guided the presidents in their responses to the Great Depression.
Tags: Constitution and Government, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, New Deal, Other Teaching Activity
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
A "Great Cause for Better Citizens"? Attitudes Towards the New Deal
In this activity students read letters from ordinary people to government leaders in the Roosevelt Administration. Then they interpret the range of attitudes about the changing role of the federal government during the New Deal. The letters for [...]
Tags: Constitution and Government, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Group Work, New Deal, Reading Supports
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)