Differing Federal Responses to the Great Depression Close Reading Worksheet
This worksheet helps students undertake a close reading of letters from President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin Roosevelt and summarize their different ideas about the role of government during an economic crisis.
Tags: Common Core Reading, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, New Deal, Reading Supports
Item Type: Worksheet
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
World War I Veterans March in Washington (with text supports)
After World War I, Congress passed a bill promising each military veteran of that war a cash bonus that would be paid in 1945. In the summer of 1932, facing unemployment and poverty because of the Great Depression, veterans began demanding that the [...]
Tags: Great Depression, Reading Supports
Item Type: Newspaper/Magazine
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)