The New Deal: Programs, Debate & Unequal Access — Drills · Grade 8 Social Studies
Chapter: World War I, the 1920s & DepressionWhat these drills covers
By the end of The New Deal: Programs, Debate & Unequal Access you should be able to:
- I can separate relief, recovery, and reform.
- I can explain a historical claim using relevant evidence and acknowledge its limits.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: context, corroboration, interpretation, relief, recovery.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
A project can pay unemployed workers now, stimulate demand, and build infrastructure. Identify each mechanism instead of forcing it into only one label.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
They identify who actually qualified at the time. Later coverage cannot prove that the original program included everyone.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
State their actual objections, relevant evidence, and proposed alternatives. Do not infer motives solely from party labels or treat all critics as one camp.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
Yes. It can help particular people or institutions while leaving unemployment, exclusion, or other problems unresolved. Specify the outcome being evaluated.