PREPARING AN EXTENDED RESPONSE

USA Nation Study

Question

To what extent did the New Deal solve the social and economic problems created by the Great Depression in the USA?

To what extent?

To what extent did the New Deal solve the social and economic problems created by the Great Depression in the USA?

To a great extent To a lesser extent To some extent – however other

factors

Identify Social Problems

Unemployment Family separation Mass migration to urban centres Crime/Violence/Social

Disobedience/Civic unrest Strikes/Trade Union Movement Competition between classes and

increased racism

Identify Economic Problem

Collapse of the Banking System Credit Squeeze Imbalance in the federal budget Decline in Gross National Product

(GDP) Decline in primary produce prices Decline in industrial output

Economic Problems

Debt liquidation and distress selling Contraction of the money supply as bank loans are

paid off A fall in the level of asset prices A still greater fall in the net worths of business,

precipitating bankruptcies A fall in profits A reduction in output, in trade and in employment. Pessimism and loss of confidence Hoarding of money A fall in nominal interest rates and a rise in

deflation adjusted interest rates.[

PEEL

Point Example Elaboration Link

Introduction

Restate the question… with your argument

Outline the factors that support this argument

TIPS

Avoid emotional words/responses Avoid making sweeping claims

without evidence Never use first person pronouns

What are we assessing?

■ present a sustained, logical, well-structured answer to the question

■ support your answer with relevant, accurate, historical information

■ use historical terms and concepts appropriately

2008 Question

(b) To what extent did the Great Depression affect social tensions in the USA?

2008 Question

(b) Better responses argued that the Great Depression may have affected social tensions more if had not been for Roosevelt’s policies. Weaker responses looked at the social tensions of the 1920s without linking them to the 1930s or showing how these problems were or were not exacerbated by the Great Depression.