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Stanford University

Stanford History Education Group: Mexican Labor in the 1920s [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Review historical documents of Mexican-Americans in the 1920's. Students will address what it was like to be a Mexican in America during this time considering working conditions, home life, etc.
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Flow of History

Flow of History: The Road to World War Two (1939 45)

For Students 9th - 10th
Teacher-created site that examines the flow of events that led to the outbreak of World War II.
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Harvard: Historical Collections: Bubbles, Panics & Crashes

For Students 9th - 10th
Financial crises have happened before, and - if history is any guide - they will happen again. One year after the subprime mortgage crisis, this Baker Library Historical Collections exhibit documents four major crises that occurred in an...
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Crash of 1929

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is the online home of a PBS documentary film that traces the prosperity of the 1920s which ended with the stock market crash of 1929.
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New Deal Network

New Deal Network: Selected Works of Henry A. Wallace

For Students 9th - 10th
Henry A. Wallace was one of FDR's most trusted advisors. Find an essay about his life along with the transcripts of many speeches given during his time as a public figure.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Lesson Plan: Obama's First 100 Days

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will compare and contrast the First 100 Days of Franklin Roosevelt with those of Barack Obama.
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State Library-Florida

Florida Memory: Zora Neale Hurston and the Wpa in Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the African-American writer Zora Neale Hurston and her experiences in Florida while working on the WPA. Includes a complete piece by Hurston entitled "Turpentine," photos and lesson plans.
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US National Archives

National Archives: Bring History to Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
How can you actually bring history to life? Here are some tools from the National Archives that allow students to create their own projects using primary-source based activities that develop historical thinking skills. Special historical...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides readers access to a portion of the rich collection of documents, photographs, sound and video recordings, and other primary source materials found at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Fdr Presidential Library and Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The FDR Library houses the complete personal papers and documents of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as well as those of his wife, Eleanor, and many other documents related to their lives and times. More than 800,000 of these documents are...
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US National Archives

Nara: Emergency Banking Relief Act of 1933

For Students 9th - 10th
See the text of the Emergency Banking Relief Act of 1933, enacted a mere five days after the inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Read about the provisions put in place in an attempt to shore up confidence in the American financial...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: April 8: Works Progress Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress' On This Day site gives an overview of the Works Progress Administration with links to information about various projects within the WPA available on the Library of Congress site.
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University of Washington

University Libraries: Federal Emergency Relief Administration (Fera) Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A vast collection of photographs of projects in the state of Washington funded by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration at the beginning of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. Included is an essay that describes the purpose of the FERA.
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Other

New York Historical Society: Fdr's First Hundred Days

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibit allows us to see the first hundred days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's term as president. Includes photos and political cartoons.
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Ohio State University

Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 7: Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
In this seventh and final unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn about photography and significant photographers. This is followed by a discussion of television and film. Students will learn terminology used, technical...

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