Analyze the federal social policies created in the United States and Canada during and after the Great Depression until the time that retrenchment occurred.
Provide an explanation of the two most important similarities and two notable differences between the policy approaches taken in the two countries. * 1500-word essay (approximately 6 double-spaced pages, not including cover page or reference pages) The essay must be 1500 words long, double spaced and typed in 12-point font using a word-processing program such as MS Word. In general, the assigned material, your own research, and your analysis of the topic will each form approximately one-third of the essay’s content in addition to an introduction and conclusion.
The introduction must include a thesis statement. *Consult at least five scholarly articles or books (preferably, a combination of both). At least three of the sources for each essay must be from the textbook or assigned readings: Mintz, S. (2010). Digital history—Period 1930s. University of Houston. Lawson, A. (2006). Launching the welfare state. In Commonwealth of hope: The New Deal response to crisis (pp. 115-132). Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Guest, D. (1997). The Second World War: Catalyst for social security advances. The emergence of social security in Canada (pp. 103-133). Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. Mungazi, D. A. (2001).
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