The Great Depression and Public Policy
Author Amity Shlaes talks about the various public policy attempts to stimulate the economy during the Great Depression.
Description
Author Amity Shlaes talks about the various public policy attempts to stimulate the economy during the Great Depression.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Explain why author Amity Shlaes argues that the New Deal wasn’t as economically successful as many think.
- Describe the unemployment rate changes prior to and during the Great Depression. What reason is given for high unemployment even towards the end of the Great Depression?
- What was the National Recovery Administration? Describe two premises of the NRA that Amity Shlaes criticizes.
- Explain the changes in the size of the U.S. government during the Great Depression.
Participants
Vocabulary
- Consumer Choice
- Economy Of Scale
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Herbert Hoover
- Industrial Sector
- National Recovery Administration
- New Deal
- Unemployment Rate
- Wagner Act