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The Great Depression

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the implications of economic fallout. In this Great Depression lesson, 7th graders analyze political cartoons and documents about the era. Students then conduct further primary source research...
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President FDR and the New Deal

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners explore the New Deal and President FDR. In this Great Depression instructional activity, students listen to an FDR Broadcast (Fireside Chat) and read sections in their textbooks. Then, in small groups learners design and create...
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The Great Depression (1920–1940)

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about the Great Depression. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
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The Works Progress Administration and the New Deal

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners research the Depression Era and how it contributed to the formation of the Works Progress Administration. After research, they create a skit to illustrate life during the Depression and the role of the Works Progress...
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Documents Related to Churchill and FDR

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students groups divide up into 2. One gathers 10 facts about FDR and the other gathers 10 facts about Churchill. On the board, they compile that facts gathered in two separate columns so they can compare and contrast these two men.
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FDR and the Lend-Lease Act

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars analyze primary source documents and photographs to analyze the implications of the Lend-Lease Program. In this research lesson plan, students read and discuss letters and speeches related to the Lend-Lease Act, evaluate...
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New Deal Programs: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research New Deal programs. In this Great Depression instructional activity, students analyze primary sources to develop an understanding of the effects of the depression and how WPA programs and other New Deal programs...
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The Great Depression: A World Struggle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the impact of the Great Depression on the United States. In groups, they use the internet to describe each of FDR's New Deal Programs and how it helped unemployment. They also discuss how these programs affected the...
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Interpreting Primary Sources: Letters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students examine letters and respond to 8 short answer questions regarding their content.
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The Great Depression

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the relief, recovery, and reform legislation to combat the Great Depression. In this New Deal instructional activity, 8th graders investigate New Deal programs as well as images from the depression era. Students...
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The Great Depression and the Arts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a dialogue about the Depression, the impact of the New Deal, the role of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the survival of Democracy, and the resiliency of the American spirit.
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Great Depression and the New Deal

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a timeline detailing the events of the Great Depression to identify causes of the Great Depression. Then students organize the programs created by the New Deal using a graphic organizer.
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The President and the Press ~ FDR's First Press Conference: March 1933

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars consider that many presidential aides now speak "off the record," in essence conveying a message from the president. They examine why most Presidents have fewer press conferences the deeper they get into their terms of...
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Having Fun with Primary Sources

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze primary sources to determine the effects of the Great Depression on American society. They evaluate how government expanded during this time period because of New Deal legislation.
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The Federal Theatre Project

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research the Federal Theatre Project and assess its accomplishments. Working in groups, they identify both successes and failure of the project and record their findings on a chart. Students explain the credibility of the...
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Chapter 22/The New Deal

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, students find the vocabulary words related to the concept of The New Deal and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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New Deal Agencies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify examples of government intervention during crisis. In this New Deal lesson, students play a game to place descriptions and names to abbreviations of New Deal Agencies. Students interview a person who lived through the...
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The New Deal: Domestic Policies (2)

For Students 10th - 12th
In this online interactive American history learning exercise, students answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding FDR's New Deal. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The New Deal: Domestic Policies (3)

For Students 10th - 12th
In this online interactive American history worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding the domestic policies of the New Deal. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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People in the Depression

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover what it was like to live in 1930's America. In this Great Depression lesson, students listen a guest speaker talk about his/her experience during the time period in American history. Students take notes on the...
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New Deal

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Great Depression learning exercise, learners read articles about the effects of the New Deal. Students then respond to 20 short answer questions.
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Understanding the Great Depression Through Film

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders consider the role that government should play in economics. In this Great Depression lesson, 11th graders watch the film Cinderella Man and then complete a packet of worksheets to help them analyze the themes of the...
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Great Depression and New Deal

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Great Depression worksheet, learners view a PowerPoint presentation on the time period and then respond to 106 short answer questions about the content of the presentation. 
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Enduring Legacies of the New Deal

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate U.S. history by listening to an economics lecture. In this U.S. government lesson, students research the "New Deal" which happened after the Great Depression. Students identify movies, books and music from the...

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