Crash Course
The Great Depression
The Great Depression does not fit into a simplistic narrative. This video introduces learners to the complicated and complex nature of this historical event in the United States with a heavy emphasis on the progression of economic...
Curated OER
How the Federal Reserve Works, Part 4
Follow banking through the 1920s. An era that truly went from boom to bust, the stock market lost over 30% of its value. By 1933, the economy was still failing, and Roosevelt needed more money to pay for his large-budgeted plans. How did...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Overcoming Segregation
This video from the American Masters and VOCES co-presentation of Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer's Journey introduces students to the discrimination faced by Mexican Americans in Mesa, Arizona during the Great Depression. Guerrero...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: The Great Depression: 1930s
Although the economic distress of the Great Depression ended nearly 70 years ago, it suddenly has relevance for us now. Find out how people lived during those tumultuous times through home movies, newsreel footage, public service...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve and You: The Federal Reserve in the Great Depression
Short video [1:41] where Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Federal Reserve System, discusses how the Federal Reserve responded to the Great Depression.
Other
Reading Through History: History Brief: The Kingfish Huey P. Long
Video provides a short introduction to the life of Huey P. Long, governor and senator from Louisiana. He was one of the demagogues who became prominent during the Great Depression. [4:32]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art and Society | Modern Art & Ideas
Many artists create work in response to the social, cultural, and political issues of their time. See how Dorothea Lange, Martha Rosler, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres responded to the Great Depression, the Vietnam War, and the AIDS crisis.
A&E Television
History.com: Haunted History: The Torso Murders, S1 E6
The Great Depression forced thousands from their homes and into makeshift shantytowns. It was here that the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run found his victims in one of the most baffling unsolved crimes of the 20th century. Watch this video...
A&E Television
History.com: Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?
When Japanese bombers appeared in the skies over Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, the U.S. military was completely unprepared for the devastating surprise attack, which dramatically altered the course of World War II,...
Other
You Tube: Great Depression Interview Trailer
This video compiles interviews of what life was like during the Great Depression.