Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Great Depression Curriculum
From the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, a curriculum guide including six lessons that help students learn about the Great Depression and the economic impact on Americans who were part of it. Features video interviews with people who...
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National Council for the Social Studies: The Great Depression Mystery
Delve into the causes of the Great Depression with this lesson plan that simulates how unemployment in one part of the economy can cause unemployment in other parts of the economy. Extensive background on the economic causes of the...
University of Washington
University of Washington in Seattle: The Great Depression in Washington State
This website provides a large collection of resources, many of them primary resources, for studying about the impact of the Great Depression on Washington State.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Great Depression and the 1990s
This site includes a unit about the Great Depression. Students will create a creative writing based on Dorothea Lange's 1936 "Migrant Mother" photograph. They will also write a position paper on the United States' current welfare issue....
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
Alabama Dept of Archives of History: Alabama Farm Life in Great Depression [Pdf]
This lesson aids students in understanding the devastating impact that the Great Depression had on average Americans, with a focus on farmer in Alabama. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Us History: The Roaring 20s and the Great Depression
Learning module in U.S. History with interactive materials, assignments, projects and assessment on America during the 1920s and the Great Depression.
OpenStax
Open Stax: The Great Depression 1929 1932: The Depths of the Great Depression
Examines the challenges faced by the average American, by African Americans, and by farmers on the Great Plains during the Great Depression, and the government's response or lack thereof.
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Prezi: The 1930's: The Great Depression in Alabama
This slideshow offers an overview of life during the Great Depression of the 1930's, with a focus on the devastating impact it had on residents of the state of Alabama.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Great Depression: Creating Narrative Through Photography
This video [4:15] segment from the American Masters film Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning provides a documentary photographer's perspective of the severe economic despair and difficult living conditions that characterized the...
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: The Great Depression
Read about the economy and politics in Texas during the time of the Great Depression.
Library of Congress
Loc: Lesson Plans: The Great Depression
Students will gain a strong understanding of the Great Depression with these lesson plans for a variety of academic levels. Topics include literature, government and migration.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Compensation From Before Wwi Through Great Depression [Pdf]
This interesting article from the Bureau of Labor Statistics discusses how working conditions and low pay prior to World War I led to the increase in union membership. Read how the government viewed labor and labor unions during World...
Calisphere: University of California Libraries
University of California: Calisphere: Great Depression: Help and a New Deal
Original photographs highlight the New Deal programs intended to aid families and individuals during the Great Depression.
Calisphere: University of California Libraries
Univ. Of California: Calisphere: Great Depression: Everyday Life in Hard Times
Original photos that look at housing, employment, and unemployment during the hard times of the Great Depression and the changing role of the federal government with the New Deal.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: The Wpa: Antidote to the Great Depression?
[Free Registration/Login Required] A good assessment of the Works Progress Administration and its contribution not only of providing jobs for the unemployed during the Great Depression, but for the lasting improvements it made in the...
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Women and the Great Depression
[Free Registration/Login Required] A very interesting essay showing how the Great Depression affected women as housewives and as employees. See how many New Deal programs discriminated against women, and find out who supported women's...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Great Depression" by Mike Kubic
A learning module that begins with "The Great Depression" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: The Great Depression
This is a collection of 12 Grade-Leveled texts (3-11) on the topic The Great Depression. On October 29, 1929, the Roaring Twenties ended with the crash of the American stock market, initiating The Great Depression. The world struggled to...
University of Washington
University of Washington: The Great Depression in Washington State
This comprehensive and well-organized resource walks students through the Great Depression using concise summaries, pictures, and many primary source documents.
University of Washington
The Great Depression in Washington State: Hoovervilles and Homelessness
Information about the Hoovervilles in Seattle, Washington, and surrounding cities during the Great Depression. Find maps that show the locations of shack towns around the city, and follow hyperlinks that give a deeper look at...
Library of Congress
Loc: Learning Page: Labor Unions During the Great Depression and the New Deal
A timeline of events related to the Great Depression, labor unions and the New Deal along with primary sources.
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Amistad Digital Resource: The Great Depression
Provides discussion on the Great Depression, the effect this economic crisis had on African American families, and how Roosevelt's New Deal provided relief for black people.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: A Photo Essay on the Great Depression
Series of annotated photographs that document the realities of Depression-era America.
Flow of History
Flow of History: The Great Depression
The Great Depression, its causes and effects, is profiled through text and a colored graphic flowchart of events. Visually appealing for both students and teachers.
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