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Primary
Calisphere: University of California Libraries

Univ. Of California: Calisphere: Great Depression: San Francisco General Strike

For Students 9th - 10th
Original photographs highlight the General Strike of San Francisco in 1934.
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Great Depression 1929 1932: Assessing Hoover Years on Eve of New Deal

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines Herbert Hoover's time as President, what went well and what didn't, as well as whether perceptions about his legacy are accurate and unbiased. Looks at his foreign policy and how he dealt with civil rights.
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Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Great Recession

For Students 9th - 10th
In 2008, America faced the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Examine how we got to this point and how the government worked to end it the crisis. Examine the following resource that contains a summary, graphs,...
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Website
University of Washington

University of Washington: Everday Life During the Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
The culture in America was transformed by the Great Depression. How did the families cope? Read essays about topics such as changing advertising trends, prohibition, Anti-Semitism, gender equality, new family roles, and sports during the...
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Article
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: The Depression in the United States an Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the agricultural, political, and economical effects of the American Great Depression.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Mac Arthur: The Bonus March (May July, 1932)

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the American Experience film on General MacArthur, this article explains the plight of the World War I veterans who marched on Washington in 1932 to claim their war bonus--which they needed due to the Great Depression--only to...
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Activity
Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: America in the 1930s: Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
This history of the Great Depression looks at its effect on American citizens, including the changes to women's societal roles. Includes photographs.
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Handout
HyperHistory Online

Hyperhistory.com: Timelines of the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Article
Other

M Tungsten: Looking at the Great Depression Through Black Eyes

For Students 9th - 10th
Article offers another perspective of the Great Depression from an African American perspective as they struggled to survive the difficult times as well.
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Primary
City University of New York

American Studies Program: Songs of the Great Depression

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Lesson Plan
Other

State of Michigan: What Was Life Like During the Great Depression?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site contains a lesson plan in which students will interview someone who lived during the Great Depression, and gather information for presentation.
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Website
Other

Roaring 20s and the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
This educational resource consists of links to a variety of websites that investigate the Roaring 20s and the Great Depression.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Great Depression

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an overview of the causes and impact of the Great Depression and the effects of the New Deal. Included are many photographs from the time.
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Activity
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: The Great Depression Begins 1929

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Great Depression and its causes.
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Handout
US Government Publishing Office

U.s. Government Publishing Office: Golden Age to the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Document from the Senate Agricultural Committee explores acts and laws from 1900s through to 1929 that traced Progressivism in the treatment of agriculture in the early part of the century to problems that resulted in the farm crisis at...
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Handout
WebMD

Web Md: Depression Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from WebMD Health provides great information on depression. Includes a section on the facts of depression, types of depression, causes, diagnosis, treatment options, care giving, and different populations information.
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Website
Curated OER

Cbc.ca: Hard Times Canadians Suffer

For Students 6th - 8th
During the Great Depression, Canada was one of the very hardest hit countries.An overview is given of the fall of the stock market, unemployment, economic crisis, Dust Bowl years.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Depression [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this interesting look at life during the Great Depression. Find data about unemployment, bank failures, the Bonus Army, and the ways the depression affected ordinary individuals. [pdf]
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PBS

Pbs: Breadline

For Students 9th - 10th
How did people in countries around the world fare during the Depression? Read two personal narratives, one from Sweden, another from Chile, to form an impression of the Great Depression worldwide.
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Website
Mount Holyoke College

Mt. Holyoke College: The World in Depression, 1929 39

For Students 9th - 10th
A book chapter which provides an explanation for the causes of the global depression that started in 1929. Gives several reasons, reactions, and consequences, both nationally and worldwide. Also provides a bibliography of sources.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: World War I & the Great Depression World War I Basics

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about World War I. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: World War I & the Great Depression the League of Nations

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational about the League of Nations during World War I. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Herbert Hoover and the Depression [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Herbert Hoover was a very smart man, but could not save the United States from the Great Depression. Read about his philosophy of government, helping those large coprorations which needed government assistance, and helping individuals...
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Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Cultural Characters: The Great Depression [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students look at photographs (portraits and people, historical events and images depicting strife or struggle, etc.) based around a given time period and contemplate the impact a photograph has on the perception of a...