The Great Depression
The Great Depression
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Essential Questions
Essential Questions
Why are some people rich and other people poor?
Why are some people rich and other people poor?
Is the economy fair?
Is the economy fair?
What role should a government play in its citizens' economic welfare?
What role should a government play in its citizens' economic welfare?
Resources for Continued Learning
Videos
A general overview of the Great Depression that includes great images, video taken at the time, and historians to provide context. Viewing Guide
A Slice History production that discusses the beginning of the Great Depression with a focus on the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Viewing Guide
A Slice History production that discusses the fall-out from the Great Depression, including its political, economic and human toll. Viewing Guide
A Slice History production that discusses the fall-out from the Great Depression, including its political, economic and human toll. Viewing Guide
A social history of the cuisine of the Great Depression. This video details how normal people got by in such deplorable economic conditions and what they ate. Viewing Guide
A short documentary on Herbert Hoover and his life. It looks at his early life, what propelled him into the White House, and his Presidency.
This is a 17 minute video that explains how the stock market works in simple terms.
This is an episode from the History Channel series The Men Who Built America. It focuses on the life of Henry Ford and how his innovations changed the economic, social, and geographic face of America. Viewing Guide
This video is a collection of color images that depict life in the 1920s. An interesting view of how Americans lived at the time. Viewing Guide
This video is a collection of color images that depict life in the 1920s. An interesting view of how Americans lived at the time. Viewing Guide
This video is a collection of color images that depict life in the 1930s. An interesting view of how Americans lived at the time. Viewing Guide
Literature
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird is the story a young girl growing up in Mississippi during the Great Depression and her encounters with poverty, racism, and small-town life.
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 1960.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is the story of a family of "Okies," or Oklahoman farmers who have been driven off of their land during the Great Depression and their desperate hope to find a decent life in California.
Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck. New York: Random House, 1939.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men is the heartbreaking tale of two men on the road during the Great Depression and their struggle with society, law, and each other.
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. London: Penguin Books, 1937.
Films
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
A 1992 film based on the novel Of Mice and Men. The film follows the adventures of two men as they try to find some place to call home during the difficulties of the Great Depression.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
A 1962 film based on the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Set during the Great Depression, the film deals with many topics, including poverty, racism, and the meaning of justice.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
A 1940 film based on the novel The Grapes of Wrath. Following a destitute family as they seek stability and prosperity in faraway California.
Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man is a 2005 film about an amateur boxer living during the Great Depression. It is notable for its depiction of the struggles of the working-class during that time and its impressive fight scenes.
Hugo
Hugo
inderella Man is a 2005 film about an amateur boxer living during the Great Depression. It is notable for its depiction of the struggles of the working-class during that time and its impressive fight scenes.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother Where Art Thou? is a 2001 comedy-drama film set during the Great Depression. Adapted from Homer's The Odyssey, the film follows the adventures of three runaway prisoners trying to stop a wedding.
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