Great Depression

The Great Depression: Part 1 - 31 m - The Great Depression had its roots in the First World War.The efforts of various countries are examined including the USA, Canada, Australia, and several in Europe. It covers the post-war boom in manufacturing and wheat production in the USA and Canada and the prosperous "Roaring 20's.

The Great Depression - Deconstructing Australian History - This Australian-made, curriculum fit program examines the impact of the Great Depression on Australian society during the late 1920s and 1930s. This period saw levels of poverty and despair on a scale never before experienced in contemporary Australia.

Germany : From Weimar to Hitler (Great Depressions) - An examination of how the effect of great depression and the demise of the Weirmar Republic allowed Adolf Hitler to rise to power so swiftly.

The Grapes of Wrath - A poor Midwest family American family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.

Of Mice and Men - Taking place during the Great Depression, Of Mice and Men tells the story of two drifters Lennie and George, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams of one day owning a ranch.

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The Great Depression - Australia - The Great Depression (1929-1932) was a time of extreme hardship for people in Australia with record unemployment. For many people this period began before the stock market crash in 1929 and lasted until the Second World War (1939-1945).

The Great Depression (USA) - The Great Depression (1929-39) was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world.

The Depression of the 1930s (Great Britain) - BBC GCSE Bitesize Revision. Explains the Great Depression from a British perspective, where unemployment was highest in the heavy industrial areas of the north of the UK and new light industries were development in south-east England.