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Hoover Responds to Unemployment
Students examine the responses of Herbert Hoover to the challenges of the Great Depression. In this Great Depression lesson plan, students discuss how Hoover tried to improve the unemployment in the U.S. at the onset of the depression...
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Was it a New Deal or a Raw Deal?
Students investigate the facets of the New Deal. In this Great Depression activity, students research primary documents to explore the pros and cons of the New Deal legislation. Students respond to 1930's newspaper editorials regarding...
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Worksheet: The Great Depression
In this Great Depression worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer questions about the migration during the era, Hoovervilles, and the impact of movies.
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The Great Depression (1920–1940)
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 50 multiple choice questions about the Great Depression. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Unemployment During the Great Depression
Students examine unemployment during the Great Depression. In this Great Depression lesson, students watch "The Great Depression: A Job at Ford." Students then discuss how unemployment was described in the video and write reflection pieces.
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Introduction to the Great Depression
Eleventh graders participate in a discussion on the causes and economic events of the 1929 stock market crash. In this stock market lesson plan, 11th graders use this as an introduction to the Great Depression.
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Origins of the Great Depression
In this economics activity, students respond to 11 short answer questions regarding the Great Depression and the stock market crash.
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The Great Depression
Eleventh graders study the aspects of the Great Depression. In this American History lesson plan, 11th graders will analyze the causes and effects of the Depression on American Society.
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People in the Depression
Students discover what it was like to live in 1930's America. For this Great Depression lesson, students listen a guest speaker talk about his/her experience during the time period in American history. Students take notes on the...
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Stock Market Collapse
Students examine causes of the Great Depression. In this Great Depression lesson, students visit learning centers in their classroom to understand how the Depression came to be. At each of the stations students investigate books, maps,...
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FDR's New Deal
Students explore the facets of the New Deal. In this Great Depression lesson plan, students research the New Deal and then create radio broadcasts that explain the New Deal to the American public.
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Great Depression
Eleventh graders examine the period of the Great Depression. In this American History lesson students study what a depression and the causes of the Great Depression.
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Letters to Mrs. Roosevelt
Seventh graders write letters to Mrs. Roosevelt from the perspective of children. In this Great Depression instructional activity, 7th graders examine the era and then write letters that identify how children living during the era must...
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New Deal
In this Great Depression worksheet, students read articles about the effects of the New Deal. Students then respond to 20 short answer questions.
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Chapter 17 – The Great Depression
In this U.S. history instructional activity, learners read assigned textbook pages on the Great Depression and respond to 27 short answer questions.
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Chapter 18 – The New Deal
In this U.S. history worksheet, students read assigned textbook pages regarding New Deal policies and respond to 47 short answer questions.
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Farm Life During the Great Depression
Fifth graders examine the plight of farmers during the Great Depression. In this Nebraska history lesson, 5th graders discuss the era prior to reading the novel Out of the Dust by Karen Heese.
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The Great Depression Changes Ameirican Life
Students examine the impact of the Great Depression. In this Great Depression lesson, students research employment opportunities during the era. Students determine how they may have been able to survive the economic depression if they...
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Conserving Pennsylvania Resources: New Deal Programs
Young scholars analyze the impact of the New Deal programs in Pennsylvania. In this Great Depression lesson, students examine the New Deal programs and their legacies in Pennsylvania. They relate these programs to the preservation of...
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The Great Depression and the 1990s
High schoolers examine government-funded programs. In this government lesson, students research legislation from the Depressions era as well as current legislation regarding government-funded programs. High schoolers evaluate the current...
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Photographs from the Great Depression: Jacob Have I Loved 
Students research the Great Depression and World War II. In this Great Depression lesson, students analyze photographs of the depression era as they begin reading Katherine Paterson's Jacob Have I Loved.
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The Grapes of Wrath: Voices from the Great Depression
Pupils research the Great Depression. In this Great Depression lesson plan, students analyze primary sources to develop an understanding of the plight of migrant farm workers during the Great Depression as they read Steinbeck's The...
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New Deal Programs: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Students research New Deal programs. In this Great Depression lesson, students analyze primary sources to develop an understanding of the effects of the depression and how WPA programs and other New Deal programs impacted people's...
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American Reactions to Fascist Aggression
Students consider the causes of World War II. In this origins of World War II lesson, students discuss American reactions to fascist aggression prior to the war.