Country Studies US
Country Studies: United States History: The Second New Deal
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...
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Out of the Dust: Visions of Dust Bowl History
The Dust Bowl experience is brought to life through historical photos and Karen Hesse's award-winning "Our of the Dust", a historical fiction depicting a child's life during this time in American history.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Great Depression
This site provides a brief description of the events surrounding the 20's and the Great Depression in the United States.
Digital History
Digital History: The Market Crashes
Read about how in just five days a shaky stock market crashed and helped plunge the country into the Great Depression.
Robert Schenk, PhD
Cyber Economics: Intro to Macro: A Case of Unemployment
Case study of unemployment and the economy of the Great Depression offers analysis and postulates theoretical outcomes. With charts and graphs.
Social Security Administration
Social Security Online: Unemployment Compensation
At this site from Social Security Online, you can find a chart showing unemployment from 1922 to 1933.
HyperHistory Online
Hyperhistory.com: Timelines of the Great Depression
Peruse this timeline of the Great Depression and gather information about this era in United States History. Short, interesting paragraphs summarize U.S. and world events with an emphasis on economic issues.
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: Public Enemy #1 John Dillinger
Quick introduction to one of the more famous American criminals of the Great Depression. Vivid descriptions of his meteoric rise to fame paint the picture of a man who lived life dangerously.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Women Who Changed the World: Eleanor Roosevelt
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, the First Lady who was also a noted writer, diplomat, and humanitarian. Additional content includes a video clip of Roosevelt promoting the National Youth Administration...
New Deal Network
New Deal Network: Photo Gallery: Soup Kitchens and Breadlines
Several photographs from the Great Depression depicting people standing in breadlines and at soup kitchens.
Other
M Tungsten: Looking at the Great Depression Through Black Eyes
Article offers another perspective of the Great Depression from an African American perspective as they struggled to survive the difficult times as well.
Other
Roaring 20s and the Great Depression
This educational resource consists of links to a variety of websites that investigate the Roaring 20s and the Great Depression.
Other
Brotherston and Volpert: The Stock Market Crash of 1929 [Ppt]
A downloadable PowerPoint presentation (46 slides) on the Stock Market crash of 1929. Slides present information about the possible causes of the crash, the events of Black Thursday, the causes of the Great Depression, the failed...
City University of New York
American Studies Program: Songs of the Great Depression
A brief site that provides the words to three songs written during the Great Depression. Students can use these for various projects when studying this time in our history.
Other
State of Michigan: What Was Life Like During the Great Depression?
This site contains a lesson plan in which students will interview someone who lived during the Great Depression, and gather information for presentation.
Other
State of Michigan: Reminiscences of the Great Depression
A site with a nice personal touch. Memories from four individuals about their time spent during the Great Depression years in the 1930s.
Other
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Strip District: Shantytown: Looking Southwest
Photo of a shantytown.
Ibis Communications
Eyewitness to History: America in the 1930s: Great Depression
This history of the Great Depression looks at its effect on American citizens, including the changes to women's societal roles. Includes photographs.
Other
The President: Herbert Hoover
Excerpt from the book, "Washington Merry-Go-Round" published in 1931 discusses why Hoover failed as a president and the events following the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
Read the general outline of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act and how it was set up to relieve unemployment during the Great Depression.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Aftermath: African American Women and the Vote
Though the suffrage movement failed to exclude African-American women, and many obstacles came in the way of their voting (e.g., poll taxes, literacy tests, etc.), "African-American women were not strangers to community activism." Learn...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Social and Cultural Effects of the Depression
Read about how the fabric of the nation was changed during the Great Depression. See how the institutions of life--marriage, birth rates, education, public health--all saw disruption because of the compromised economy.
Other
Seattle Municipal Archives: Hoovervilles in Seattle
Read a brief acount of how the Great Depression affected Seattle, especially where the so-called Hoovervilles were located.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Hoovervilles
A very brief description of what Hoovervilles consisted of and why they were built.