| Reviewed: |
Sep 15, 2002 by History Editorial Board |
| Overview: |
Roosevelt and the New Deal is part of the British Spartacus encyclopedia. The
site is divided into categories, e.g. New Deal Personalities, New Deal
Legislation, and New Deal Photographers.
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| Learning Goals: |
To acquaint students with major aspects of the New Deal program of President
Franklin Roosevelt. The site is linked to the English National Curriculum. As
a general reference site no specific goals or objectives are identified.
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| Target Student Population: |
The general public, all educational levels. Most likely to be used by high
school students.
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| Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills: |
Some knowledge about the United States during the twenties and the factors
contributing to the Great Depression would be helpful. The site is not intended
to integrate materials into a curriculum unit.
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| Type of Material: |
The site is divided into categories. There are New Deal Personalities which
provide biographical sketches about Franklin Roosevelt and other major figures
of the New Deal era. There are brief descriptions about New Deal programs and
legislation and there are period photographs by photographers of the era.
Hyperlinks offer access to topical asides, brief comments by contemporaries and
interconnections between some of the materials. There is a list of links
providing users with other sites about the Roosevelt era. Some of these sites
offer transcipts of Roosevelt speeches.
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| Recommended Uses: |
The site should be used as a supplement for information students are already
familiar with because the site is largely unstructured in the presentation of
the material.
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| Technical Requirements: |
None.
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