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The Great Depression and //Replace with Your Topic// //This page is going to serve as the "container" for your video. This text and the text below will be **deleted by you** and replaced with// **your words**//. I have a header where I would like you to describe your project, the topic, and reflect on the process.//

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=The Great Depression and the New Deal= Write a few paragraphs about the Great Depression. This can be some of what is in your video, but also include an answer to the following questions:
 * What opposition was there to Roosevelt's New Deal? What role did the Supreme Court play in balancing what America needed and what was Constitutionally allowed (see "Roosevelt and the New Deal" page 780)?
 * Re-read Legacy of the New Deal" pages 792-93. What perspectives are there on the effectiveness of the New Deal? How well did it work?

=Reflection= Describe in a paragraph or so the process you took to create your video. What were some challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? Be reflective on what you learned.

The Great Depression affected many Americans. There were hardly any jobs. Roosevelt stepped into the Great Depression as president with high hopes and people believed in him because of him being optimistic. He had radio talks with Americans calling in, more proof that he really cared about everyone, not just the rich. Banks were closing, but he came up with the idea of having a four day Bank Holiday, that Roosevelt helped convince people to trust the banks instead of hiding their money under their mattresses. He helped big business quit using children to work, which made way for men and women to be able to have those jobs. He also help create minimum wage. He also created jobs where people planted tress, forestry, dig canals,etc.

WPA{Works Progress Administration) put people to work repairing public buildings. People paved 650,000 miles of roads and built 75,000 bridges.

The opposition to Roosevelt was the Supreme Court JUstice Douglas who vetoed many of the New Deal's deals...In the cartoon Roosevelt was loudly banging on his drum trying to get the Chief Justice's to fall in line with his positive thinking, but the Chief Justice has his back turned and his nose up in the air.

Roosevelt tried to hire new justices to balance out the new ideas, but failed at first. But little by little over the years he hired in eight new justices. This helped things change more New Deal ideas more smoothly.

The long term effect of the New Deal through the years backed Social Security so that workers could have Social Security when they could not work anymore because of their age. This is still in effect today.