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Students explore how the 1936 presidential election reflected growing support for the New Deal during the Great Depression. Activities include quote, map, and photo analysis to understand how Franklin D. Roosevelt’s message of continued government action and social reform appealed to millions of struggling Americans. Students will examine campaign posters, political cartoons, and primary source speeches to analyze how FDR’s landslide victory over Alf Landon reshaped expectations of government responsibility, reinforced New Deal policies, and defined a new era of presidential leadership.

Included in this resource:

Do Now - “New Deal Spending” 1936 primary source political cartoon analysis with scaffolding questions
Election of 1936 reading passage with scaffolding questions
Election of 1936 primary and secondary source documents analysis with scaffolding questions
Election of 1936 electoral map
Roosevelt campaign poster
Landon campaign poster
Landon campaign speech excerpt
Roosevelt campaign speech excerpt
Alf Landon on the Election of 1936 POV with scaffolding questions
Franklin D. Roosevelt on the Election of 1936 POV with scaffolding questions
Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did the results of the 1936 election impact the future role of the federal government in Americans’ lives?
Answer key for teachers (suggested)
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