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America in Depression and War
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This course focuses on the Great Depression and World War II and how they led to a major reordering of American politics and society. We will examine how ordinary people experienced these crises and how those experiences changed their outlook on politics and the world around them.

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Anthropology
Arts and Humanities
History
Philosophy
Political Science
Social Science
U.S. History
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
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MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Jacobs, Meg
Date Added:
02/01/2012
The Causes of the Great Depression
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DescriptionThe lesson focuses on the causes and effects of the Great Depression. When the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929, it led to the beginning of the Great Depression that affected many businesses and Americans economically. The crash caused businesses to close and people to lose their jobs and become homeless. As the depression worsened, people became desperate for the government to assist them. President Herbert Hoover decided to implement government policies that would help improve conditions for Americans, but were they enough?

Subject:
U.S. History
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Assessment
Homework/Assignment
Author:
Stephanie Bradley
Date Added:
03/29/2024
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Print shows the bottom of shoes marked "1929" protruding from a waste basket beside a ticker tape machine amid a mass of ticker tape; related to the stock market crash of 1929.

As a hook to a lesson on the Stock Market Crash of 1929, 5th-grade students will analyze five items: two political cartoons, one photograph, one sound excerpt, and one newspaper. Students will use the Primary Source Analysis tool to record observations, reflections, and questions of these five items.

Subject:
History
Material Type:
Primary Source
Provider:
Library of Congress
Date Added:
04/28/2017
Stock Market Crash
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As a hook to a lesson on the Stock Market Crash of 1929, 5th grade students will analyze five items: two political cartoons, one photograph, one sound excerpt, and one newspaper. Students will use the Primary Source Analysis tool to record observations, reflections and questions of these five items.

Subject:
History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Date Added:
06/13/2017