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New Deal Network: A Guide to the Great Depression of the 193 0s Educational site focused on the programs of FDR's New Deal. Sponsored by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute and the Institute for Learning Technologies at Teachers College/Columbia University. http://newdeal.feri.org/ FDIC Learning Bank: The 1930s Timeline shows what was happening to American banks during the era. http://www.fdic.gov/about/learn/learning/when/1930s.html The Crash of 1929 Argues that the Great Depression was caused by the Bank of England, the British government and the City of London. http://www.tarpley.net/29crash.htm We Made Do - Recalling The Great Depression Ongoing high school project contains oral histories, period photographs and e-mailed contributions of viewers who have taken time to share their memories of living in this period of economic upheaval. http://www.mcsc.k12.in.us/mhs/social/madedo/ Documenting America More than 100,000 photographs from the Library of Congress collection show the impact of the Depression on America's peo ple. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html A New Deal for the Arts Tells about the federal program employing artists as part of the New Deal. Includes several virtual exhibits of the works created during this era. http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/new_deal_for_the_arts/ Modern World History: The Wall Street Crash The BBC presents the story of the crash using pictures, text, and graphs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/modern/crash/crashfla.htm |
