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How Hard Were the Times? Investigating the Meaning and Significance of the Great Depression Lesson PlanHow Hard Were the Times? Investigating the Meaning and Significance of the Great Depression Lesson Plan
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How Hard Were the Times? Investigating the Meaning and Significance of the Great Depression

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Students examine causes and effects of Great Depression and its significance on twentieth-century life, analyze value of various types of historical information, specifically primary sources, and relate events, issues, problems, and solutions of past to present.

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