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Students explore how deficit spending, government programs, and World War II helped bring an end to the Great Depression. Activities include quote and photo analysis to understand how economic recovery was shaped by FDR’s policies, wartime production, and the resilience of American workers. Students will examine personal narratives, historical data, and political cartoons to see how hope and hard work helped lift the nation out of crisis.

Included in this resource:

Do Now - Actual and Potential GDP in the United States graph analysis with scaffolding questions
Deficit spending the Roosevelt Recession reading passage with scaffolding questions
Quotes marking the end of the Great Depression analysis with scaffolding questions
Wartime Factory Worker 1943 POV with scaffolding questions
Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did the Roosevelt Recession show the importance of continued government spending during the Great Depression?
Answer key for teachers (suggested)
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