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War, Prosperity and Depression
Short essay explores the causes and effects of the depression.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch9_p8.htm
Documenting America
More than 100,000 photographs from the Library of Congress collection show the impact of the Depression on America's people.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
FDIC Learning Bank: The 1930s
Timeline shows what was happening to American banks during the era.
http://www.fdic.gov/about/learn/learning/when/1930s.html
The American Experience: Riding the Rails
At the height of the era, more than 250,000 teenagers were living on the road in America. This site tells the stories of ten of them -- from the reasons they left home to what they experienced. From PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rails/
Modern World History: The Wall Street Crash
The BBC presents the story of the crash using pictures, text, and graphs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/modern/crash/crashfla.htm
We Made Do - Recalling The Great Depression
Ongoing high school project contains oral histories, period photographs and e-mailed contributions of viewers who have taken time to share their memories of living in this period of economic upheaval.
http://www.mcsc.k12.in.us/mhs/social/madedo/
New Deal Network
An online educational guide to the Roosevelt Administration and the Great Depression of the 1930s.
http://newdeal.feri.org/
A New Deal for the Arts
Tells about the federal program employing artists as part of the New Deal. Includes several virtual exhibits of the works created during this era.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/new_deal_for_the_arts/
Click2History - The Great Depression
Take a virtual journey back in time to see how destitute Americans endured poverty, homelessness and fear of the future.
http://www.click2history.com/great_depression/great_depression_ch1.htm
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