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Nypl Digital Gallery: Changing New York: Photographs by Berenice Abbott

For Students 9th - 10th
See photographs taken by Berenice Abbott as part of the New Deal's Federal Artist Program. Her project was entitled Chaning New York. Find information about Abbott as a photographer and read information about each photograph.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Great Depression 1929 1932: Assessing Hoover Years on Eve of New Deal

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines Herbert Hoover's time as President, what went well and what didn't, as well as whether perceptions about his legacy are accurate and unbiased. Looks at his foreign policy and how he dealt with civil rights.
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State of Michigan: Reminiscences of the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
A site with a nice personal touch. Memories from four individuals about their time spent during the Great Depression years in the 1930s.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on FDR's New Deal provides detailed facts and a summary of a series of relief programs during the Great Depression.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America From the Great Depression to World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains 160,000 black and white photos and 1600 color photos documenting America from 1935-1945. These images make up the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Collection.
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New Deal Network

New Deal Network: Extemporaneous Address on Aaa to Farm Groups 14 May 1935

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of remarks made by FDR on the effects of the Agricultural Adjustment Act and of other government programs to aid farmers.
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Calisphere: University of California Libraries

Univ. Of California: Calisphere: Great Depression: San Francisco General Strike

For Students 9th - 10th
Original photographs highlight the General Strike of San Francisco in 1934.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: The Depression in the United States an Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the agricultural, political, and economical effects of the American Great Depression.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Great Depression

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an overview of the causes and impact of the Great Depression and the effects of the New Deal. Included are many photographs from the time.
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New Deal Network

New Deal Network: Photo Gallery: Soup Kitchens and Breadlines

For Students 9th - 10th
Several photographs from the Great Depression depicting people standing in breadlines and at soup kitchens.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The New Deal

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the ideas he had for getting the United States back on its feet during the Great Depression.
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Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: The Great Depression Begins 1929

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Great Depression and its causes.
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Country Studies US

Country Studies: United States History: The Second New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes how as a result of mounting criticisms and a need for more economic relief and recovery, FDR introduced another series of programs, known as the Second New Deal, aimed at fighting unemployment and poverty and...
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: President Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This companion to the PBS series surveys the career of the longest-serving president in U.S. history and leader through the Great Depression and World War II.
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Pbs American Experience: Franklin D. Roosevelt: The New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS American Experience site summarizes the domestic policies set in place and carried out by Franklin D. Roosevelt that became known as the Hundred Days.
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A&E Television

History.com: Hoovervilles

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers a concise overview of life during the Great Depression and the living conditions of Hoovervilles.
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Digital History

Digital History: The New Dealers

For Students 9th - 10th
Franklin D. Roosevelt brought in many different thinkers to help find ideas to fix the Great Depression. Read about their ideas and the ways they instituted their ways of thinking.
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Tennessee History For Kids

Tennessee History for Kids: Depression Hits Home

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website provides information about how the Great Depression, Tennessee Valley Authority and The New Deal changed Tennessee.
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University of Washington

University of Washington: Civil Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Minorities were hit the hardest by the Great Depression. Explore the challenges African Americans, Japanese Americans, Native Americans, Filipinos, and the Jewish people faced and how those challenges led to activism. Included is a...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Labor Unions During the Great Depression and New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning page features an overview of labor relations during the 1930s with links to many primary source documents from the era.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making:by the People, for the People

For Students 9th - 10th
A great lesson plan that explores the attempts to revive the American economy after the Great Depression through the New Deal programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Included are a video, text and questions, and primary source materials. A...
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Virginia History Series

Virginia History Series: Virginia State History 20th Century (1921 1940) [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
The Roaring Twenties was a time of great prosperity in America and Virginia. However, it ended with a bust that shook our country to its core. Imagine the culture of this time with the help of pictures, charts, and maps. This slideshow...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Domestic Policies

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the scope of Roosevelt's New Deal from 1933 until 1939 and continue with his domestic policies during World War II. Find out how important Roosevelt's personality was to the implementation of his ideas.
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George Washington University

Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project: National Youth Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
A good overview of the National Youth Administration and its goals in helping young people during the Great Depression. Of interest is the information on how invested Eleanor Roosevelt was in the development of the program.

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