| American/U.S. History |
| Section 11: The Great Depression |
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ONSET OF THE DEPRESSION |
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WEAKNESS IN THE ECONOMY - THE STOCK MARKET CRASH - THE HOOVER RESPONSE - UNEMPLOYMENT, THE BONUS ARMY, AND HOOVERVILLES |
| HANDOUTS |
| HANDOUT: Causes and Effects - "The Great Depression" - Short-term and long-term causes and effects chart |
| Reading with Questions - "The Great Depression" |
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MAPS and PICTURES |
| POWERPOINTS |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND THE NEW DEAL: RELIEF, RECOVERY, AND REFORM PROGRAMS |
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RELIEF OF HUMAN SUFFERING - RECOVERY OF THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY - SEARCH FOR EFFECTIVE REFORM - LABOR'S RESPONSE - CONTROVERSIAL ASPECTS OF THE NEW DEAL - THE HUMAN FACTOR - CULTURE OF THE DEPRESSION - OPPOSITION TO THE NEW DEAL |
| HANDOUTS |
| Reading with Questions - "Roosevelt and the New Deal" |
| Reading with Questions - "The First New Deal: Banking and Finance" |
| Reading with Questions - "The First New Deal: Unemployment" |
| Reading with Questions - "The First New Deal: Agriculture" |
| Reading with Questions - "The First New Deal: Industry and Labor" |
| Reading with Questions - "The Second New Deal" |
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HANDOUT: Word Search Puzzle - "Most Popular Baby Names of 1920" |
| HANDOUT: Word Search Puzzle - "Most Popular Baby Names of 1930" |
| HANDOUT: Word Search Puzzle - "Most Popular Baby Names of 1940" |
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| MAPS and PICTURES |
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| VIDEO LINKS |
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| WEBSITE LINKS |
| WEBSITE LINK: Pare Lorentz Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library - Over 300 videos from the Roosevelt era available free to teachers |
| WEBSITE LINK: Official White House biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| MISCELLANEOUS |
| Image of 32nd American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt courtesy of the White House. |
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