The Great Depression and the New Deal

"Intended for AP-focused American history high school students, this book supplies a complete quick reference source and study aide on the Great Depression and New Deal in America, covering the key themes, events, people, legislation, economics, and policies. Represents an invaluable reference source for a key period of American history that is an integral part of the AP U.S. History curriculum. Presents 15 primary documents accompanied by introductions that place them in their proper historical context. Provides thematic tagging of encyclopedic entries, period chronology, and primary documents for ease of reference, Includes a Historical Thinking Skills section based on AP U.S. History course learning objectives"-- "Approximately one presidential administration removed from the Great Recession of 2008, an event still referred to as the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, a study of that first economic crisis is not only timely but relevant, as the country still struggles to fully regain the economic footing that it lost with the burst of the housing bubble and the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. The Great Depression--the worst economic crisis the industrialized Wester