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T HEN, DESCRIBE HOW A MERICANS RESPONDED TO THE G REAT D EPRESSION, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR RESPONSES. P AY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO N EW D EAL PROGRAMS, AND HOW THE APPROACH OF THE N EW D EAL CHANGED OVER THE COURSE OF THE 1930 S. A LONG WITH THE GENERAL DISCUSSION, ADDRESS DEVELOPMENTS ACROSS THESE TWO DECADES RELATED TO TWO OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS : A. E VANGELICAL P ROTESTANTS B. F ARMERS C. A FRICAN A MERICANS D. W OMEN E. B USINESS OWNERS F. T HE MIDDLE CLASS T O SUMMARIZE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE PROMPTS ABOVE, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ( YOUR RESPONSE DOES NOT NEED TO RESPOND DIRECTLY TO EACH SPECIFIC QUESTION, BUT SHOULD TOUCH ON THE VARIOUS THEMES IMPLICIT IN THE QUESTIONS ): A. H OW DID A MERICAN SOCIETY CHANGE IN THE TWO DECADES AFTER THE F IRST W ORLD W AR ? B. H OW DID THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CHANGE IN RESPONSE TO THOSE CHANGES ? C. H OW DID THE A MERICAN PEOPLE RESPOND TO THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ? D. H OW DID THE N EW D EAL CHANGE OVER TIME AND WHAT ALTERNATIVES WERE OFFERED TO IT ? E. W HICH GROUPS BENEFITED OR SUFFERED MOST FROM THESE CHANGES ? F. S HOULD THIS PERIOD BE REGARDED AS HAVING REPRESENTED A REVOLUTIONARY MOMENT IN A MERICAN HISTORY ? W HEN RESPONDING TO THESE QUESTIONS, DRAW MATERIAL FROM TWO OF THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS : A. T HE GREAT DEPRESSION B. T HE ROARING TWENTIES C. T HE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS