Was the financial crisis of 2008 a repeat of the stock market crash of 1929? A thought-provoking resource explores the effects of the 2008 crisis with the words of then-future President Obama. Historians hear a brief outline of the crisis and Barack Obama's vision to heal the effects of the economic event. 

Concepts

american history, economics, the stock market, the financial crisis of 2008, governments, government spending, government regulation, financial crises, barack obama

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Compare the stock market crash of 1929 to 2008
• Guide a group discussion on how once in office President Obama attempted to fix the effects of the economic crisis 

Classroom Considerations

• Resource requires a free C-SPAN Classroom account, or use the following login credentials: Username: students, Password: C-SPANCLASSROOM

Pros

• The resource uses primary sources to explore the 2008 economic crisis 
• Video is interdisciplinary and touches on both social studies and economic topics 

Cons

• None