The New Deal launched an ambitious agenda of reform items

The question relates to one of the chapters from our textbook Give me Liberty! as well as its
corresponding chapter in the companion sourcebook Voices of Freedom. The paper should
answer the question directly and fully and should attempt to make an argument. This assignment
evaluates your engagement with both of your assigned books and should engage with them
throughout the paper. Your paper should make use of the textbook and cite it appropriately. You
must also include three primary sources from the corresponding chapter of Voices of Freedom.
The paper itself should be 3-5 full pages in length, Times New Roman, 12 point font, 1 inch
margins. You will submit the paper via TurnItIn by 5PM on Sunday, November 14th.

1.) The New Deal launched an ambitious agenda of reform items to allow the government to manage the Great Depression and prevent future economic catastrophes. Using Chapter 21 of Eric Foner’s textbook Give Me Liberty! answer the following question: Were New Deal policies transformational to the system of the American government and economy, or did these policies have a limited impact in the short or long term?

The following questions can help you construct your response, but you do not need to answer each and every one of the questions below: What were the major policies of the New Deal and what philosophy undergirded its efforts? Did the New Deal impact all groups equally, or did it privilege some above others? Did the New Deal meet the needs of the moment in terms of the Depression? How did the New Deal reshape the government and Americans’ view of it?

2.) The principle objective of the United States during World War II, as articulated by FDR, was to secure the “Four Freedoms” in the world. Using Chapter 22 of Eric Foner’s textbook Give Me Liberty! answer the following question: To what extent did the American war effort attempt to safeguard freedoms at home and abroad during the Second World War?

The following questions can help you construct your response, but you do not need to answer each and every one of the questions below: What were the Four Freedoms, and how did Roosevelt and others propose fighting for them? Was all progress at this time dependent on the national government, or did individual groups fight for freedom independently? How might Americans have infringed on freedoms abroad, and how might it have secured some national freedoms? Were the actions of wartime legislation tied to the New Deal, and did the war help secure the same sort of economic freedom this policy agenda strived for?

3.) The fear of Communism at home and abroad preoccupied Americans of many political orientations during The Cold War. Using Chapter 24 of Eric Foner’s textbook Give Me Liberty! answer the following question: How did anticommunism shape American politics and society from 1945 to 1953?

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