Thursday, Feb 27 (4th and 6th) and Friday, Feb 28 (5th)

1. Follow-up discussion on Political Spectrum 

2. Notes on Hoover v. FDR

3. Group Activity: 

Answer the following in your notes for YOUR ASSIGNED GROUP. Read the document and do a little outside research...
How did the Great Depression affect the lives of Americans?

1. Name three ways that the Depression affected the people in the documents you have been given. If you don’t think the Depression affected these Americans, explain why they escaped hard times.
2. What strategies, if any, did these Americans use to survive during the hard times?
3. What kinds of assistance, if any, are these Americans seeking from the government? Why are they seeking this kind of assistance?
4. Has the Depression brought these Americans into any alliances (positive connection/ associations) with other groups?  What kinds of alliances? 
5. How do you think the government should respond to these Americans’ requests?​

NOTES: The Great Depression: Hoover v. Roosevelt
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Document 1: Children and the Great Depression
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Document 2: Americans who Opposed Relief during Great Depression
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Document 3: Americans in Rural Areas during Great Depression
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Document 4: Elderly Americans during Great Depression
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Document 5: African Americans during the Great Depression
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Document 6: Cities and the Great Depression
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