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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The First New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview summarizing the domestic policies instituted by Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of his plan of economic recovery in the First New Deal.
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Primary
Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: Great Depression: Help and a New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Original photographs highlight the New Deal programs intended to aid families and individuals during the Great Depression.
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Primary
Teaching American History

Teaching American History: Fireside Chat on the New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts from Franklin Roosevelt's delivery of the May 7, 1933 Fireside Chat highlighting the purpose and goals of the New Deal.
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Website
Other

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Establishment of the Fdic

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the background of the banking failures and crises in the 1920s and early 1930s which led to the passage of the Emergency Bank Act, and the eventual establishment of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to protect the...
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal 1932 1941: The First New Deal

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines the legislation enacted under Roosevelt's First New Deal; what was good, bad, and effective under this New Deal; and what the scope of Roosevelt's plan was for fixing the U.S. economy.
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Unit Plan
The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: The New Deal in Chicago and the Midwest

For Students 9th - 10th
Newberry Library primary source materials for students studying the New Deal. Students examine New Deal programs and determine how people made sense of the new welfare program.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the New Deal.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Putting Pople Back to Work

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the many programs that were part of Roosevelt's New Deal that targeted at getting the unemployed back to work.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Learning Page: Labor Unions During the Great Depression and the New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of events related to the Great Depression, labor unions and the New Deal along with primary sources.
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Graphic
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Timeline of Farming in the u.s.

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a timeline of the history of farming in the U.S. between 1850 and 1933. Highlights include the Homestead Act of 1862, the Agricultural Act of May 1933, Emergency Farm Mortgage Act, and The Federal Surplus Relief Corporation.
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Article
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.