In this lesson you will examine statistical data related to the Great Depression, identify problems and offer solutions. You will reflect on the course of actions taken by then-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and focus on New Deal Programs. You will classify New Deal programs as relief, reform or recovery and analyze the effects of these programs on the unemployment rate, government spending, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the role of government in the economy.

When you have finished this lesson you should be able to:

• Identify trends in economic data and assess economic conditions.
• Describe the expansion of government spending as a result of the New Deal.
• Describe the increase in the role of government as a result of the New Deal programs.
• Describe the purpose of New Deal programs.
• Analyze the effects of New Deal policies on the U.S. economy.