History Hit
10 Steps to World War Two: Re-occupation of the Rhineland and Anschluss with Austria
Where is Rhineland and was it of military interest? Why did Hitler want Austria and how did Britain feel about this? 10 Steps to World War Two, Part 3
The Art Assignment
Whose Migrant Mother was this?
Dorothea Lange captured this iconic photo known as Migrant Mother in 1936. But who was the woman pictured? And how did she and her family feel about its existence in the world? Guest host John Green introduces you to Florence Owens...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Alexander Field: Mixed Lessons From the Great Depression (4/4)
In part 4 of this INET interview, Alexander Field discusses lessons we can learn today from the experiences of the Depression. He suggests there are positives for advocates of both private industry and the public sector, since both...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Alexander Field: Crowding Out? - The Role of Public Investment During a Depression (2/4)
In part 2 of this INET interview, Alexander Field discusses the importance of the private sector working with the public sector to innovation and productivity growth during the Depression era. And today, while information technology has...
The March of Time
NY Unemployed WPA sign
MOT 1939: NEW YORK UNEMPLOYED: INT MS Poor men on food line. MS Unemployed men eating. EXT MS Men walking pass 'Work Program Administration' sign. CU Chart of world recovery. Great Depression poverty soup kitchen.
The March of Time
MOT 1935: UK Shipbuilding Industry
Sir John Jarvis, High Sheriff of Surrey sitting at his desk signs check for purchase of the Olympic passenger ship / Olympic at dock, men working at scrapyard.
The March of Time
People working fields
MOT 1936: COTTON: VS People sharecroppers tenant farmers laborers working in field Caucasian (5.5 million) & African-American (3 million). VS INT & EXT Poverty homes. Landlords landlord talking w/ tenant farmer. Poor Caucasian children...
The March of Time
MOT 1935: UK Shipbuilding Industry
Montage, tramp steamers, fishing boats, Sir Harold Keates Hales speaks to camera about bringing a cooked herring to parliament.
Curated Video
The Harlan County Coal Wars
Harlan County coal miners in the 1930s went on a labour strike protesting about the conditions. Coal companies and the local police forces put them under. It broke out into civil unrest and Unions were established.
Curated Video
Emma Tenayuca: Latina Labor Activist
Latina labor leader, Emma Tenayuca, led a major food-industry strike in her early 20s and was eventually ostracized for her political beliefs.
Curated Video
Antonia Pantoja: Grassroots Organizer and Activist
The story of Latina activist Antonia Pantoja, who fought for bilingual education programs.
The March of Time
Hoover speaks
MOT 1935: INTERVIEW: Past-President Herbert Hoover sitting at desk w/ unidentified man taking notes saying he only wants country to know issues criticizing 'New Deal' spending w/o balancing the budget 'printing press credit & increased...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Who Picked the Pockets of America’s Households?
The 2008 financial meltdown wiped out what was left of the savings of millions of American families, but Professor Edward Wolff says decades of income inequality had set the stage for the collapse of their household wealth.
History Squad
A Nazi Nurse
A chilling monologue from a young nurse recruited into the T4 euthanasia programme. She tells how she became a Nazi Party member and was inspired by Hitler, and how she believed that what she was doing was for the good of her country....
Curated Video
Federal Art Project
Thanks to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ambitious New Deal plan, American artists were able to keep working during the Great Depression. The work they produced remains a key part of the American landscape.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
EB Insights: The New Deal
Learn more about the program, known as the New Deal, launched by U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt to address the effects of the Great Depression.
History Hit
10 Steps to World War Two: The great depression and Hitler seizes control
How did Britain feel after World War I? What was one of the reasons Hitler was elected in Germany? After being elected, what were his aims? 10 Steps to World War Two, Part 1
History Hit
10 Steps to World War Two: Hitler takes the Saarland and rearmament
Where is Saarland located and why was it important? As Germany started rearmament, why wasn't Hitler challenged for this? 10 Steps to World War Two, Part 2
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did You Know? The Great Depression
Learn three facts about the economic devastation of the Great Depression.
History Hit
10 Steps to World War Two: Suchetenland Crisis and the occupation of Czechoslovakia
What was the most iconic moment during the appeasement? What was the watershed moment when it came to the occupation of Czechoslovakia? 10 Steps to World War Two, Part 4
Professor Dave Explains
Herbert Hoover: The Great Depression Begins (1929 - 1933)
Herbert Hoover's name may be best remembered for the Hoover Dam, but his presidency will always be remembered as the start of the Great Depression. The 1930s would be an extremely difficult decade, so let's jump into this time period now.
Professor Dave Explains
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Four-Term Phenomenon (1933 – 1945)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is a colossal figure in American History. He led the nation through the Great Depression, as well as World War II. He is the only president to be elected four times, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest...
Wonderscape
History Kids: The Great Depression
This video provides an overview of the Great Depression in the United States. It explains the economic and social conditions leading up to the Depression, including the Roaring Twenties and the stock market crash of 1929. The video also...