Introduction
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to become the President of the United States and live in the White House? It sounds pretty cool, huh? That's what I used to think too. Now imagine how it would feel to become President during the harshest economic crisis in our country's history. That doesn't sound very fun to me. This is what happened to Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR).
Today, we will take a deeper look into the New Deal programs FDR installed and how he pulled America up by its bootstraps and got this country back on its feet. This activity will provide with a much more in depth understanding of FDR and the New Deal.
Evaluation
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to become the President of the United States? It sounds pretty cool, huh? Now think about becoming President during the harshest economic crisis in our country's history. It starts to get a little less appealing. This is what happened when Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) came into office.
During the WebQuest you will be exploring the process taken by FDR to pull America up by its bootstraps and get this country back on its feet. You will specifically be looking at the New Deal programs and how they worked. First of all however, you will read an introductory article.