Response Paper #4:
Remember the recommendations for completing response papers:
1. Read each step of the assignment carefully and be sure to complete the bullet points for each step.
2. Complete each bullet point with detailed explanations. Don’t just list information quickly. Show
your mind working by providing explanations which prove you studied and understood the details
of the lectures.
3. Don’t simply copy my sentences from the lectures. Don’t use my sentences with just a few word changes. Write your own sentences. You may use words, phrases, and concepts from the lectures.
But the sentences should be your own. That means your sentences should clearly be distinct from mine – in order to show your mind working. (If you quote from the lecture, use quotations marks and then explain what the quote means in your own words.)
4. Re–read your writing before submitting your work. Look for mistakes and unclear sentences to fix. The more time you invest in your writing, the more your writing will express your intelligence.
Here’s the assignment for Response Paper #4:
Write an essay completing the four steps below. Make sure your essay is based exclusively on studying the assigned lectures on Blackboard in the Age of Ideology folder, the Causes of the Great Depression folder, and the New Deal folder. Do not consult the internet or other sources.
1) Write a paragraph explaining how American Progressives were attracted to the new cultural attitudes and new ideas of the Age of Ideology. Be sure to
• identify several Progressives, including dates
• explain in detail what attitudes or ideas they were attracted to
o Base your discussion entirely on the lectures “Age of Ideology parts 1, 2, and 3” in the Age of Ideology folder. That means do not use the Internet or other sources. Focus on the assigned lectures.
Show that you have studied these lectures.
2) Write at least two paragraphs on the causes of the Great Depression. Be sure to explain
• how the recession of 1929–30 was unlike most other recessions
• what monetary policy is and how mistakes in monetary policy contributed to the Great Depression
• how mistakes in Banking Policy contributed to the Great Depression
• how mistakes in Trade Policy contributed to the Great Depression
o Base your discussion entirely on the lectures “Monetary Policy,” “Banking Policy,” “Trade Policy” in the Causes of the Great Depression folder. That means do not use the Internet or other sources.
Focus on the assigned lectures. Show that you have studied these lectures.
3) Write a paragraph on Franklin Roosevelt’s understanding of the Great Depression. Be sure to explain
• how President Roosevelt understood the causes of the Great Depression
• why President Roosevelt understood the causes of the Great Depression differently than many later economists
o Base your discussion entirely on the lecture “1930s Interpretations of the Great Depression” in the
Causes of the Great Depression folder. That means do not use the Internet or other sources. Focus on
the assigned lecture. Show that you have studied this lecture.
4) Write two paragraphs explaining Franklin Roosevelt’s policies in response to the Great Depression. Be sure to explain

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• how Franklin Roosevelt used the analogy of war in his First Inaugural Address
• how the analogy of war influenced the New Deal policy called the NRA
• how the analogy of war influenced the New Deal policy called the CCC
o Base your discussion entirely on the lectures “Age of Ideology parts 1, 2, and 3” in the Age of Ideology folder and on the lecture “New Deal – NRA, AAA, CCC” in the New Deal folder. That means do not use the Internet or other sources. Focus on the assigned lectures. Show that you have studied these lecture