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Sorias US History Class The Great Depression Graphic Organizer- Double Entry Journal Directions: As a supplement to class lecture, this assignment is geared towards expanding your knowledge on both the social and cultural effects of the Great Depression. In this assignment, students will pair up with a partner and visit the following website: http://www.ushistory.org/us/48e.asp and carefully analyze the article. After reading the article in its entirety, you will choose 5-6 direct quotes from the article and either draw a connection to class material or provide a short explanation on the significance of the quote in helping us better understand the social and cultural effects of the Great Depression. Connections/ Historical Significance During the Great Depression era, the radio Radio flourished as those who owned a radio started to rise in popularity. This is partly due set before the crash could listen for free. to the fact that FDR used the radio as the President Roosevelt made wide use of radio primary means in which he communicated with technology with his periodic "fireside chats" to the public. This was the first time a President keep the public informed. used the radio as an effective means of communication. Based on class lecture we know that during the On June 16, 1933, Roosevelt signed the Great Depression many banks failed. As a Glass-Steagall Banking Reform Act. This law result of this, on June 16, 1933, banks passed created the Federal Deposit Insurance the Glass-Steagall Banking Reform Act. This Corporation. Under this new system, law allowed banks to protect peoples personal depositors in member banks were given the security of knowing that if their bank were to savings so that there would never be any bank failures in the future. In addition, this law tried collapse, the federal government would to restore peoples trust and confidence in refund their losses. banks. In addition to important government work The Federal Theater Project hired actors to programs such as the CCC, the federal perform plays across the land. Artists such as government also created the Federal Theater Ben Shahn beautified cities by painting larger- Project, which hired people to perform plays than-life murals. Even such noteworthy all over the United States. Aside from putting authors as John Steinbeck and Richard Wright people back to work during the Great were hired to write regional histories. Depression, one could say that the federal government also had a focus on bolstering and making popular the performing arts again. The federal governments role in the Great Depression was not purely economical. As discussed in class lecture, the federal To enlist the support of labor unions, the NRA governments involvement increased as a outlawed child labor, set maximum hours, and result of the Great Depression. The federal required a minimum wage. government began to place specific attention on the welfare of workers. As a result of this, laws were passed that made child labor illegal, created maximum work hours and established a minimum wage. Direct Quote

Funds were authorized to construct 20 new dams and to teach residents better soil management. The hydroelectric power generated by the TVA was sold to the public at low prices, prompting complaints from private power companies that the government was presenting unfair competition. Soon flood control ceased to be a problem and FDR considered other regional projects.

As demonstrated in class lecture, the federal government increased their involvement in society as a result of the Great Depression. This can be seen clearly through the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The TVA was in charge of teaching residents in the South how to better manage their soil to prevent the occurrence of floods. This regional project was successful in addressing flood problems in the South.