American Studies Senior Seminar: Weekly Assignment #5

The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929-1940)

Using your text, the internet or a basic American history text of your choice, review and be prepared to talk about the following topics by the time of our meeting next week

1) The Reconstruction Finance Corporation

2) The National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933

3) The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933

4) The Glass-Steagal Act

5) The "Dust Bowl" of the 30's

6) John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath"

7) Huey P. Long

8) The Works Progress Administration and Harry Hopkins

9) The Social Security Act

10) The Revenue Act of 1935

11) The Banking Act of 1935

12) The Wagner Act of 1935

13) John L, Lewis and the CIO

14) John Maynard Keynes and "pump priming"

15) The Spanish Civil War of 1936-7

16) The Munich Agreement