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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the First and Second New Deal initiatives enacted under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Other

Nyit: School of Management: New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the programs instituted by FDR between 1933 and 1938 to curb the effects of the Great Depression. Lists and briefly defines such programs as the Agricultural Adjustment Act, WPA, National Housing Act, etc.
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Other

Broward County Library: The Wpa and Its Sub Agency, the Museum Extension Project

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and some of its projects.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Works Progress Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
A good look at the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and some of its subsets. Read about how the WPA helped the unemployed and the infrastructure of the United States.
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George Washington University

Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project: National Youth Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
A good overview of the National Youth Administration and its goals in helping young people during the Great Depression. Of interest is the information on how invested Eleanor Roosevelt was in the development of the program.
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Oklahoma Historical Society

Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture: National Youth Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the goals of the National Youth Administration and the educational camps it funded during the Great Depression.
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Library of Congress

Loc: California Gold: Northern California Folk Music From the Thirties

For Students 9th - 10th
During the 1930s the California Work Projects Administration surveyed traditional musical traditions in Northern California. This is a description and collection of this work.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Emergency Relief Appropriation Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the general outline of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act and how it was set up to relieve unemployment during the Great Depression.
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Library of Congress

Loc: California Folk Music From 1930s

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress provides a collection of 35 hours of folk music recorded during the Depression. The project is unique in that it recorded Slavic, Middle Eastern, European, Spanish and English speaking peoples who lived in...