30. Mon 11/16 The Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression, 1929-1932
Reading: GML Ch 20 (748-755) “The Great Depression”
PS = Photographs in the Library of Congress, 1935-1945 – Look at several, to get a sense of the visual world of the 1930s
31. Wed 11/18 The First New Deal, 1932-1935
Reading: GML Ch 21 (756-772) “The First New Deal” and “Grassroots Revolt”
PS = New Deal Network – investigate, and be prepared to discuss, at least 2 of the resources on this website.
Due in class: Little Paper #4 (Culture of the 1920s)
32. Fri 11/20 Second New Deal, the Court Fight, and the Election of 1936
Reading: GML CH 21 (772-795) “Second New Deal,” “Reckoning with Liberty,” “Limits of Change” and “New Conception of America”
PS = Voices of Freedom on p. 822-823 of the Foner book
Link: Huey Long