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		Display Information 1930s This section examines why the seemingly boundless prosperity of the 1920s ended so suddenly and why the Depression lasted as long as it did. It assesses the human toll and the policies adopted to combat the crisis of the Great Depression. It devotes particular attention to the impact on African Americans, the elderly, Mexican Americans, labor, and women. In addition to assessing the ideas that informed the New Deal policies, this section examines the critics and evaluates the impact of the New Deal. Charles Ponzi The Market Crashes Why It Happened The Great Depression in Global Perspective The Human Toll The Dispossessed President Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt The Bonus Army The First 100 Days The New Dealers The Farmers' Plight The National Recovery Administration Jobs Programs Roosevelt's Critics The Wagner Act Social Security African Americans and the New Deal Mexican Americans Native Americans The New Deal in Decline The Depression of 1937 Popular Culture During the Great Depression Hollywood during the Great Depression Legacy of the New Deal