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Reforming Wall Street & its Booms, Bubbles & Busts Lesson PlanReforming Wall Street & its Booms, Bubbles & Busts Lesson Plan
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Reforming Wall Street & its Booms, Bubbles & Busts

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Students examine Wall Street Reform. In this current events lesson, students read the provided articles "Why a Financial Crisis?," "Deception and Leadership Failure=Boom, Bubble, Burst," and "How Can a Future Financial Crisis be Prevented?" Students respond to discussion questions that accompany the articles.

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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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