Period 7 (1890 – 1945) [PART 2 – (1929 – 1945)] Days 7 - 8

Warm-Up: Defining Terms When you hear the following terms what do you think of… Liberalism Conservatism

Terms as Defined by Clinton Rossiter Liberalism Conservatism “The liberal tries to adopt a balanced view of the social process, but when he faces a showdown over some thoughtful plan to improve the lot of men, he will choose change over stability, experiment over continuity, the future over the past.” “The conservative is committed to a discriminating defense of the social order against change and reform. The conservative knows that change is the rule of life among men and societies, but he insists that it be sure-footed and respectful of the past. He is pessimistic, though not always darkly so, about the possibilities of reform, and his natural preferences are for stability over change, continuity over experiment, the past over the future.

Terms as Defined by Clinton Rossiter “The essential difference between conservatism and liberalism is one of mood and bias. No line separates one camp from the other, but somewhere between them stands a man who is at one the most liberal of conservatives and most conservative of liberal. In genuine liberals there is a strain of conservatism, in genuine conservatives a strain of liberalism; and all men, even extreme radicals, can act conservatively when their own interests are under attack.”

The Century: America’s Time Stormy Weather (1929 - 1936) While watching consider the given guiding questions (treat them as notes) and the following BIG QUESTION… What challenges are presented to the different segments of society during the “Great Depression”?

Document Analysis: Letters to the White House Finding the Main Idea What is the major point of the letter? What does W.H.H. think is the cause of unrest in the country? Finding the Main Idea What is the major point of the letter? Why did J.B. think the radio program was a mistake? On what point would the letter writers agree? Explain.

Herbert Hoover Clashes with Franklin Roosevelt For your assigned section give a summary as to the perspective of the author (pull direct quotes that support your summation) On Public Versus Private Power Hoover Upholds Free Enterprise (1932) Roosevelt Pushes Public Power (1932 On Government in Business Hoover Assails Federal Intervention (1932) Roosevelt Attacks Business in Government (1932) On Balancing the Budget Hoover Stresses Economy (1932) Roosevelt Stresses Humanity (1932) On Restricted Opportunity Roosevelt Urges Welfare Statism (1932) Hoover Calls for New Frontiers (1932)

Class Discussion / Review President Franklin D. Roosevelt is commonly thought of as a liberal and President Herbert C. Hoover as a conservative. To what extent are these characterizations valid?

Warm-Up: Cartoon Analysis What do you see? What does it mean?

The Century: America’s Time Stormy Weather (1929 - 1936) While watching consider the given guiding questions (treat them as notes) and the following BIG QUESTION… What “solutions” are presented to the challenges of the Great Depression for different segments of society?

Categorizing New Deal Programs Relief Recovery Reform Brings immediate assistance to those in dire need Helps restore the economy to health Aims to prevent a similar disastrous depression in the future “Here’s some money” “Here’s a job so you can get some money” “Here’s something that will prevent this from happening again”

Group Work: New Deal Reforms Identify the major purpose of each of the agencies created by the act of Congress Categorize the New Deal reforms according to a common scheme by labeling each as Relief, Recovery, or Reform Devise at least two additional schemes for categorizing the New Deal programs

(Re)categorizing the New Deal Programs

Class Discussion Was the New Deal an effective answer to the Great Depression?