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Depression

The word depression can mean:

A decrease of functional activity.
The medical condition clinical depression or one of its symptoms depressed mood
A sunken or depressed geological formation, see depression (geology)
An economic depression, is a more severe downturn than a recession
The Great Depression, a particular instance of an economic recession
A condition in meteorology also called a cyclone

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The Crash of 1929
Argues that the Great Depression was caused by the Bank of England, the British government and the City of London.
http://www.tarpley.net/29crash.htm

The World Depression
Academic article on the cause and effect of the Great Depression worldwide.
http://mars.acnet.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc2/lectures/depression.html

The Great Depression - Documenting America
Library of Congress records of the Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information Collection, showing rural life and the negative impact of the Great Depression.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html

1930s Great Depression Gallery, Michigan Historical Museum
Stories of Michigan during the Great Depression: Labor unions and the Flint sit-down strike, Paul Honore's Natural Resources Mural, bungalows, radio, lighthouses and the Great Lakes, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs and the Civilian Conservation Corps in Michigan.
http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/explore/museums/hismus/1900-75/depressn/labnews2.html

Internet Modern History Sourcebook: The Depression
The Sourcebook is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted texts for introductory level classes in modern European and World history.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook41.html

New Deal Network: A Guide to the Great Depression of the 1930s
Educational site focused on the programs of FDR's New Deal. Sponsored by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute and the Institute for Learning Technologies at Teachers College/Columbia University.
http://newdeal.feri.org/

Sliding into the Great Depression
A study of the economics of the Great Depression by J. Bradford De Long of University of California at Berkeley.
http://econ161.berkeley.edu/TCEH/Slouch_Crash14.html

New Deal/WPA Art History
Information and photos of extant WPA/New Deal art, focusing on Illinois, Ohio, and California. Includes biographies, a timeline of the New Deal, and other odd bits of information.
http://www.wpamurals.com/

Main Causes of the Great Depression
A short paper on the origins of the Great Depression. Discusses economic problems and policies that led to the American economic collapse in the 1930s. Includes bibliography.
http://www.escape.com/~paulg53/politics/great_depression.shtml

Off to See the Wizard
Essay which claims the U.S. Supreme Court seized control of the U.S. economy in the 1890s and caused the Great Depression through its mismanagement.
http://ttokarnak.home.att.net/Depression.html

The Depression Papers of Herbert Hoover
Read the collection of Herbert Hoover's official papers and public statements that relate to his economic policy in the Great Depression.
http://www.geocities.com/mb_williams/hooverpapers/

The Gold Standard and the Great Depression
An article by Lawrence Reed of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, arguing that the gold standard did not cause the Great Depression.
http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=686

A New Deal for the Arts
Site developed for the U.S. National Archives exhibit on the New Deal program which employed artists for public works. Includes numerous images.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/new_deal_for_the_arts/

Great Myths of the Great Depression
Critique of some established views about the Great Depression of 1929-1941 written by the economist Lawrence W. Reed.
http://www.mackinac.org/4013

Dust Bowl/Migrant Workers Bibliography
List of articles, books, films and other resources on American migrant farm workers during the Depression.
http://www.weedpatchcamp.com/bibliogr.htm

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