Federal Reserve Bank
Then and Now: Fed Policy Actions During the Great Depression and Great Recession
Review the Great Depression in the United States from an economist's perspective, examining roots of the crash, government policy actions, and policies instituted by the Fed.
Curated OER
Cartoons for the Classroom: Unemployment that Just Won't Quit
It's an economic Catch-22! Expose your scholars to the hiring/unemployment paradox using this political cartoon analysis worksheet. The cartoon shows corporations explaining to a job seeker that they cannot hire him due to the unstable...
Curated OER
Cartoons for the Classroom: Oh, What's the Next Crisis?
As scholars examine a simple political cartoon, they consider some of the crises of 2009: oil, foreign wars, energy, global warming, Swine Flu, etc. A list is provided for background information, and 3 talking points (or writing points)...
Curated OER
The Financial Crisis: What Happened? Where do Things Stand Now?
Students listen to and watch a presentation by Julie Stackhouse on the 2010 financial crisis in the United States. In this economics lesson, students engage in a presentation which is designed to be listened to by High School classes.
Curated OER
Teaching in a Time of Crisis
Young scholars react to the current financial crisis. In this community building lesson, students are given the opportunity to voice their thoughts and feelings on the current financial crisis in the safety of a classroom meeting.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Lesson Plan: Financial Crisis
In this lesson, young scholars will explore what GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and GDP growth mean, how stock and housing bubbles develop, and the causes and consequences of a housing market crisis. The lesson investigation is supported...
Other
International Monetary Fund: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Annual reports of the IMF's activities and financial position going back to 1996. Can be downloaded and available in a variety of languages.
Other
Harvard: Historical Collections: Bubbles, Panics & Crashes
Financial crises have happened before, and - if history is any guide - they will happen again. One year after the subprime mortgage crisis, this Baker Library Historical Collections exhibit documents four major crises that occurred in an...
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Great Recession
A learning module on the Great Recession that followed the 2007-2008 mortgage crisis in the United States. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance...
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Facing the New Millenium
[Free Registration/Login Required] A thought-provoking essay discusses the political, social, and technological trends facing the United States at the turn of the 21st century. Of particular focus is the Bush presidency, 9/11, and the...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: The Politics of Global Financial Relations
Take advantage of these resources when analyzing the effects of the globalization of finances domestically and worldwide.
Other
International Monetary Fund: The Imf at a Glance
Key information and facts about the IMF are presented.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Panic of 1819
Read detailed facts about the many causes of the financial panic of 1819.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: The Panic of 1873
Learn about the Panic of 1873, a serious six-year long economic crisis that led to riots, strikes and civil unrest.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Panic of 1857
A comprehensive overview with interesting facts about the Panic of 1857, a crisis in financial and economic conditions that engulfed the country for nearly three years.