Ch 15: McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 15: The New Deal
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- The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- The First New Deal
- The Second New Deal
- The impact of the New Deal on women and minorities
- The labor movement in the 1930s
- Art and culture of the 1930s
- The works of John Steinbeck
- Criticism and support of the New Deal
- Impacts of New Deal policies
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1. The Election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt: Events and Timeline
The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt realigned power in the United States for decades and transformed the country. Learn about the events and timeline of this landmark election, as well as who Roosevelt was, his politics, and how he marketed himself as the candidate for change.

2. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the First New Deal: The First 100 Days
In his first 100 days in office, President Franklin D Roosevelt expanded federal assistance by introducing the New Deal program. Examine its focus on the financial sector, efforts to save both the economy and people, and the opposition that ensued.

3. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Second New Deal
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Second New Deal introduced many influential pieces of legislation, including the Social Security Act and the National Labor Relations Act. Discover FDR's Second New Deal's proposals to stimulate a struggling economy and the oppositional viewpoints.

4. John Steinbeck: Grapes of Wrath and Other Works
Born in Salinas, California in 1902, novelist John Steinbeck is one of the most widely-read American writers. Discover the plot, themes and characters in his best-known novel, 'The Grapes of Wrath,' as well as Steinbeck's other key works.
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Other Chapters
Other chapters within the McDougal Littell The Americans: Online Textbook Help course
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 1: Exploration and the Colonial Era
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 2: Revolution and Early Republic
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 3: Growth of A Young Nation
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 4: The Union in Peril
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 5: Changes on the Western Frontier
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 6: A New Industrial Age
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 7: Immigrants and Urbanization
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 8: Life at the Turn of the Century
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 9: Progressive Era
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 10: America Claims an Empire
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 11: The First World War
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 12: Politics of the Roaring 20s
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 13: The Roaring Life of the 20s
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 14: The Great Depression Begins
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 16: World War Looms
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 17: The United States in WWII
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 18: Cold War Conflicts
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 19: The Post War Booms
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 20: The New Frontier and the Great Society
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 21: Civil Rights
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 22: The Vietnam Years
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 23: An Era of Social Change
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 24: An Age of Limits
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 25: The Conservative Tide
- McDougal Littell The Americans Chapter 26: The United States in the World Today