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Federal Reserve Bank

Frb: Regulation, Market Structure, Bank Failures of the Great Depression [Pdf]

For Students 11th - 12th
A scholarly paper written for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review looks at the causes of bank failures in the Great Depression, and how these failure rates were reflected across the country. Very detailed. [pdf]
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Calisphere: University of California Libraries

Calisphere: Great Depression: Building Bridges, Dams, Power Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source material on California during the Great Depression and how unemployment affected the building of the infrastructure including bridges, dams and power plants.
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University of Oklahoma

Congressional Archives: Archives of the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
This site covers many aspects of the Great Depression and the New Deal programs meant to address the terrible economic issues.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: America's Great Depression and Roosevelt's New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Details on how the Great Depression affected the nation and how Roosevelt's New Deal created many relief and recovery programs to try to bring economic stability to the nation.
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New Deal Network

New Deal Network: Great Depression and the Arts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Part of a wonderful website devoted to researching and teaching the Great Depression and the New Deal. These pages are focused specifically on the arts during this time.
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Read Works

Read Works: World War I & the Great Depression the Great Depression

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Great Depression. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the impact of the Great Depression and how President Hoover tried to respond to the crisis.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief overview of the stock market crash and ensuing events of the Great Depression, 1929.
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Other

Utah History to Go: The Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting look at the effects of the Great Depression on the citizens of Utah, a state which had the fourth highest rate of unemployment. Read about the state and federal programs which gave aid during this period of time.
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Calming the Panics of the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this winning essay on the actions of the Federal Reserve in the 1920s that contributed to the crash of the stock market in 1929, ushering the Great Depression.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick comprehension check of the Great Depression period in the United States.
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A&E Television

History.com: How the Great Depression Became the Golden Age for Monopoly

For Students 9th - 10th
When times got tough during the Great Depression, people played board games -- especially the game that's all about making money. The success of Monopoly befuddled many. Why, in a time of great financial despair, would families and...
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Texas Public Broadcasting

Texas Pbs: Texas Our Texas: The Great Depression and World War Ii 1930 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the difficulties Texans faced during the Great Depression and World War II as people who depended on the land.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The Causes of the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the causes of the Great Depression.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Immigration and Migration:today/during the Great Depression

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students address these questions through activities using oral history methods and investigating life in the 1930s. They compare the immigration/migration experiences of their families to those of people living through the Great...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fdr and the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who held this office from 1933 to 1945, and his New Deal policies and initiatives that saw the United States through the Great Depression.
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California Digital Library

Calisphere: Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of photographs taken during the Great Depression can be found on this site by Calisphere. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs and image information.
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History Link

Panic of 1893: Seattle's First Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed article on how the 1893 Depression affected Seattle focuses mainly on the Northwest, but does bring in information about the depression in general.
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Curated OER

History Matters: Donners Recall the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
This description of a family in Dubuque, Iowa was part of a 1935 WPA sponsored project devoted to documenting the experiences of people during the Depression. From the book, The Great Depression, by David Shannon.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Was So Depressing About the Great Depression?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This instructional activity focuses on the effects of the Great Depression on American life in the period from 1929-1940. Students learn about changes in art, music and literature that symbolize life of the everyday man. Students also...
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Curated OER

History Matters: The Great Depression in Iowa

For Students 9th - 10th
From a book, The Great Depression, by David Shannon, you can read an interview administered by the Works Progress Administration detailing the struggle of an Iowa family through the trying times of the Great Depression.
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PBS

The First Measured Century: Measurements and Myths of the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
This fascinating transcript from a PBS special about numbers in the 20th century focuses on people and how they were affected by the Great Depression in terms of employment, agriculture, and even marriage rates. Be sure to click on the...
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Other

Banking During the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of the book " The Banking Panics of the Great Depression" that discusses the activities and policies pursued by banks and governments during the Great Depression.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Great Depression and Wwii, 1929 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Page depicts information on the Great Depression and World War II, with famous photo of migrant worker by Dorothea Lange from 1938.

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