New Deal Programs — What They Did and What Survived¶
Learning Objective¶
Students categorize New Deal programs by their purpose (relief, recovery, reform), identify the specific problem each addressed, and determine which programs still exist today.
- Bloom Level: Understand (L2)
- Bloom Verb: Categorize
- Library: p5.js
Preview¶
Specification¶
The full specification below is extracted from Chapter 14: The Roaring Twenties, Depression, and New Deal (1920–1941).
Type: explorer
**sim-id:** new-deal-programs<br/>
**Library:** p5.js<br/>
**Status:** Specified
Purpose: Allow students to explore the major New Deal programs, what problem each addressed, how it worked, and whether it survived to the present — building a comprehensive understanding of the New Deal's scope and lasting impact.
Bloom Level: Understand (L2)
Bloom Verb: Categorize
Learning Objective: Students categorize New Deal programs by their purpose (relief, recovery, reform), identify the specific problem each addressed, and determine which programs still exist today.
Canvas layout:
- Responsive width; height approximately 480px
- Three columns: Relief | Recovery | Reform (FDR's framework)
- Each program shown as a clickable card with its acronym (CCC, TVA, FDIC, SSA, etc.)
- Color-coded: green = still exists, amber = modified/successor exists, red = ended
Programs by category:
Relief: CCC, FERA, CWA, WPA, PWA
Recovery: AAA, NRA (struck down), RFC, TVA
Reform: FDIC, Glass-Steagall, SEC, Wagner Act, Social Security Act
Detail panel (on click):
- Full name and date
- Problem it addressed
- How it worked (2 sentences)
- Scale (how many people/dollars involved)
- Current status: exists/modified/ended and why
Summary statistics at bottom: X of Y programs (or their successors) still exist today.
Interactivity:
- Hover shows tooltip with program name and 1-sentence description
- Filter by "Still Active" or "Historical Only"
Color scheme: Blue/green for relief; gold for recovery; teal for reform.