The Great Depression and the Americas 1929-39 / Peter Clements.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clements, Peter.

Series:

Access to History for the IB Diploma

Access to history for the IB diploma

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Depressions--1929--North America.

Depressions.

United States--History--1919-1933.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Hodder Education, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This series has taken the clarity, accessibility, reliability and in-depth analysis of our best-selling Access to History series and tailor-made it for the History IB Diploma.

Contents:

Cover; Book title; Contents; Dedication; Introduction; 1 What you will study; 2 How you will be assessed; 3 About this book; Chapter 1 The USA in the 1920s: prosperity?; 1 The extent of prosperity; 2 Reasons for prosperity; Chapter 2 The Wall Street Crash and the causes of the Great Depression in the USA; 1 The Wall Street Crash; 2 Problems in the economy; 3 Effects of the Wall Street Crash; 4 Key debate: How strong was the American economy in the 1920s and how real was the prosperity?; Examination advice and practice; Chapter 3 President Hoover and the Great Depression

1 The impact of the Great Depression on the presidency of Herbert Hoover2 The USA during the Great Depression; 3 Key debate: Why was the Depression so extensive and long lasting?; 4 Federal government policies; 5 The 1932 presidential election; Examination advice and practice; Chapter 4 The USA 1933-45: New Deals and economic recovery; 1 The first 100 days and the First New Deal; 2 Alternatives to the New Deal; 3 Key debate: Was the First New Deal a planned programme or simply a series of unrelated measures to deal with specific problems?; 4 The Second New Deal 1935-6

5 Problems in Roosevelt's second term6 The Third New Deal 1937-9; 7 Political developments 1938 and 1939; 8 Key debate: How much impact did the New Deal have on American politics and the economy?; 9 The impact of the Great Depression on society: African-Americans and women; 10 The New Deal: an evaluation; 11 Literature and the arts during the Great Depression; 12 The impact of the Second World War on the USA; Examination advice and practice; Chapter 5 The Great Depression in Canada; 1 Canada in the 1920s; 2 The causes and effects of the Depression in Canada

3 Federal government responses to the Depression 1929-344 Bennett's proposed 'New Deal' and the 1935 election; 5 Alternative responses to the Depression; 6 Mackenzie King's government 1935-48; 7 The impact of the war on Canada; 8 Key debate: How far did the Great Depression lead to the growth of the role of federal government?; Examination advice and practice; Chapter 6 The Great Depression in Latin America; 1 Latin America in the 1920s; 2 Argentina in the 1920s; 3 Argentina in the 1930s; 4 Literature and the arts in Argentina; 5 Brazil in the 1920s; 6 Brazil in the 1930s

7 Key debate: What were the characteristics of the Estado Novo?Examination advice and practice; Timeline; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Further reading; Internal assessment; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-299-44073-8

1-4441-5654-3

OCLC:

801363577