Depressions are sustained troughs in the business cycle characterized by declines in output, employment, income, and trade. While they date from the earliest years of American history, little is known about them from the Colonial Era....

Detailed discussion of the effects of poverty and poverty levels during the Great Depression.

Article provides detailed facts that explain the causes of the Great Depression.

Comprehensive resource provides 39 detailed facts about the Great Depression and what happened to the American people during this devastating time.

This is a very informative look at the politics involved in the campaign of 1896 where one of the main issues was the conflict between the gold standard and free silver. Read about the results of the election and the defeat of Populist...

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.

Facts on Shanty Towns (Hoovervilles)that were makeshift camps set up by the homeless during the Depression.

Article on FDR's New Deal provides detailed facts and a summary of a series of relief programs during the Great Depression.

The Long Bull Market of the 1920s saw share prices on the stock market soar and its collapse contributed to the Great Depression.

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.

A comprehensive overview with many interesting facts and information on the Chicago Mafia who were part of the organized crime wave led by Al Capone during the Prohibition Era.

Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Herbert Hoover and summaries of important events during his presidency.

Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Franklin D Roosevelt and summaries of important events during his presidency.

Provides detailed facts and a summary of FDR's first hundred days (March 9 to June 16, 1933) when 15 major acts were passed in an attempt to relieve the devastating effects of the Great Depression.

A comprehensive overview with many interesting facts and information on Al "Scarface" Capone, the most famous of all the Prohibition Era gangsters.

Provides detailed facts and interesting information about the 2008 Financial Crisis (Credit Crunch) that triggered recession and depression across global economies.

Brief references along with posters of the era to document the struggles of African Americans during The Depression and World War II. Brief biography of some of the African American leaders of that era, including A. Philip Randolph.

Features interesting facts and information on the story of the history and events in the 1929 Wall Street Crash and Black Tuesday.

Discover the causes, effects, the Black Blizzards, and the response to the Dust Bowl.

Discussion of the causes and effects of the 1929 Wall Street Crash.

Discussion of the programs and reforms launched in the period of the Second New Deal that provided for social and economic legislation to benefit the mass of working people.

Article provides statistics and facts about the Hoover Dam, the powerplant, and Lake Mead.

In May 1933, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was created to rejuvenate the region. It enabled the Federal government to develop and distribute cheap hydroelectric power (electricity) into rural areas that were not served by private...

In February 1945, FDR met with Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin in Yalta to discuss post WW2 plans. This article provides detailed facts and a summary of this historic event.