Wed.+March+28

The Civil War solved conflicts between two different economic and political systems: free capitalism and the plantation/slave system. The Spanish-American War not only made America a continental country, but also created an empire across both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Transcontinental railroads made America a common market; mass immigration provided adequate labor, numerous inventions and industrial revolutions, make America the world’s largest economy. With America’s involvement, the Allies won WWI. Political stability, territorial expansion, economic prosperity and military victory made American people believe that they could do anything. To the American people’s surprise, the stock market crashed in October,1929 and the Great depression began. This session will study the root causes of this economic crisis, FDR’s solutions and how his New Deal impacted American political, economic and social life ever since.
 * __Wed. March 28: Economic Challenges to the United States__**
 * Questions:**
 * What was American people’s mentality before the Great Depression happened?
 * What caused the Great Depression?
 * What were President Hoover’s solutions?
 * What were President Roosevelt’s solutions?
 * Is FDR an anti-capitalist president or pro-capitalist president?
 * How did FDR’s New Deal impact American political, economic and social life?



//1)// //The American Economic Boom in 1920s// http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdDuiZwmAfo
 * Documentary movie:**

2) Causes and Effects of the Great Depression []

3) Roots of the Great Depression []

4) Huey Long: Share the Wealth; Every man a King; Income Redistribution; Tax the Rich []

//5)// //The Great Depression// http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccNilnpvbJg