Search : Resource Information
This lesson has been reviewed 1 time.
Sign up and add your review.
New Deal vs. the Stimulus
Source: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions | Type: video / discussion
Video and discussion questions about the 2009 stimulus package compared to the New Deal: Now that government money has begun to trickle down to specific projects in St. Louis, developers hope that the stimulus package will revitalize the city the way that the New Deal did in the 1930s.
Grades:
Concepts:
- Business Cycles
- Depression
- Federal Expenditures
- Fiscal Policy
- Recession
- Role of Government
Standards:
- Economics 16: Role of Government
- Economics 18: Macroeconomy-Income/Employment, Prices
- Economics 20: Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Related Resources:
Reviews
Very engaging video illustrates both the New Deal and what it means for government to stimulate the economy. Useful for history as well as economics and civics.