PBS
Pbs: The Dust Bowl
You are about to embark on an experience that will show you what life was like on the southern Great Plains during the Dust Bowl. On your journey, you will learn about the changing market and weather conditions and be asked to make...
New Deal Network
The New Deal and the Negro: A Look at the Facts
Detailed essay discussing the socio-economic status of African Americans during the Great Drepression. Includes tables of employment and relief statistics.
New Deal Network
New Deal Network: The Nation: Relief With Both Mind and Heart
A 1934 article from "The Nation" about relief efforts in Milwaukee, with several paragraphs on the Civil Works Administration programs. A great resource for attitudes of the time.
Other
Columbus Museum of Art: Art and Social Issues in American Culture
Great reference tool for exploring American history and culture through artistic images. The visual images shown relate to issues Americans face today: economics, war, and race & ethnicity. Included is a teacher resource page with...
Other
Teach American History: The Bonus Army [Pdf]
A great overview along with photographs and an eyewitness account of the march on Washington by the so-called Bonus Army in 1932. Find out why General Douglas MacArthur was so adamant about crushing the march and marchers. [pdf]
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Fireside Chats
Provides detailed facts and interesting information about FDR's Fireside Chats, radio broadcasts made to reassure the nation and convey important information during the Great Depression and WW2.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: New Deal
Article on FDR's New Deal provides detailed facts and a summary of a series of relief programs during the Great Depression.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Long Bull Market
The Long Bull Market of the 1920s saw share prices on the stock market soar and its collapse contributed to the Great Depression.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
In June 1933 the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was created to restore confidence in the banks following the banking crisis during the Great Depression.
Kids' Wings
Texas Bluebonnet Books: "Wingwalker"
This site provides a variety of book connections as well as research links for the book "Wingwalker" by Rosemary Wells about 1930s-era stunt flying.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Zion National Park
What do you know about Zion National Park? Use this site to learn more about this national park. This site features activities, maps and more.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: John Calvin Coolidge
Identify the steps to John Calvin Coolidge's (1872-1933 CE) successes and defeats. Explore AmericanPresident.org for biographical information on President Coolidge.
Digital History
Digital History: Franklin Roosevelt and the Depression [Pdf]
After reading brief biographical information about Franklin Roosevelt, find out what he did immediately upon being sworn in as president in 1933. Find out about the legislation that aimed to encourage trust in banks, and the legislation...
Digital History
Digital History: The Farmer and the Depression [Pdf]
One of the first laws passed in Franklin Roosevelt's first hundred days was the Agricultural Adjustment Act. Read about how it helped farmers in crisis. and how it was the forerunner of the federal farm program in existence today. [pdf]
Digital History
Digital History: The Dispossessed
A brief look at those most affected by the unemployment crisis during the Great Depression. Read about the unemployment of African-Americans, and the deportation of Mexican-Americans.
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: Public Enemy #1 John Dillinger
Quick introduction to one of the more famous American criminals of the Great Depression. Vivid descriptions of his meteoric rise to fame paint the picture of a man who lived life dangerously.
New Deal Network
New Deal Network: Photo Gallery: Soup Kitchens and Breadlines
Several photographs from the Great Depression depicting people standing in breadlines and at soup kitchens.
Digital History
Digital History: The Market Crashes
Read about how in just five days a shaky stock market crashed and helped plunge the country into the Great Depression.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Picturing America: Lange: Migrant Mother [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of a characteristic work by Dorothea Lange, who documented the affects of the Great Depression on the American poor.
Other
Seattle Municipal Archives: Hoovervilles in Seattle
Read a brief acount of how the Great Depression affected Seattle, especially where the so-called Hoovervilles were located.
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Mackinac Center: The Crash of 1929 an Analysis
Analyzes the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and looks closely at the factors leading up to the Crash. Gives a perspective from the State of Michigan. A Graph is included to show the rise of unemployment during the Great Depression....
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Brotherston and Volpert: The Stock Market Crash of 1929 [Ppt]
A downloadable PowerPoint presentation (46 slides) on the Stock Market crash of 1929. Slides present information about the possible causes of the crash, the events of Black Thursday, the causes of the Great Depression, the failed...
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
Read the general outline of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act and how it was set up to relieve unemployment during the Great Depression.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: National Youth Administration
A brief description of the National Youth Administration, part of the WPA, explains how it helped unemployed young men and women during the Great Depression.
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