| Historical
photo sets for this topic  |
1.
The impact of the Great
Depression 2. The causes of the Great Depression 3. The Dust Bowl and migrant farm workers 4. Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal 5. FDR's New Deal programs: 5a. Federal work programs Example: WPA - Works Progress Administration 5b. Farm assistance programs Example: AAA - Agricultural Adjustment Administration 5c. Environmental improvement programs Example: CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps 5d. Increased rights for labor (workers) Example: National Labor Relations Act 5e. Social Security Example: The Social Security program |
| History
food feature |
Spam - a famous food from the 1930s |
| Videos
and Internet sites  Students: Check with your parents for permission before visiting Internet links. |
The
Great Depression begins
- segment from The Century:
America's Time - Stormy Weather (1 of 3). Watch from 3:00 to 14:58. FDR and the New Deal - segment from The Century: America's Time - Stormy Weather (2 of 3). Watch from 11:00 to 14:59. The New Deal continues, but Hitler rises in Germany - segment from The Century: America's Time - Stormy Weather (3 of 3). Watch from 9:10 to 13:58. Bust (This video segment is Episode 9 of America: The Story of US, a mini-series from the History Channel. The segment from 18:55 to 29:18 in this episode dramatizes the story of the terrible drought in the 1930s across much of the Great Plains.) Dow Jones Industrial Average interactive chart (see graphs of this stock index going back as far as 1915) Works Progress Administration (WPA) (a short video about one of the New Deal programs designed to create jobs during the Great Depression) FDR visits a CCC camp in Virginia (a short video) Music: Sing, Sing, Sing (a video of the Benny Goodman Orchestra playing this famous 1930s tune) In the Mood (a video of the Glenn Miller Orchestra playing this jazz standard) |
| Also
consider: |
America: The Story of Us (on DVD) TV mini-series, Episode 9, "Bust," has several good video segments for this unit, including a brief overview of the stock market crash, bank failures, and the Dust Bowl. This widely praised production originally ran on the History Channel. Less than $20 on Amazon for the 3 DVD set. |