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Ages: 8 - 18
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An 11 minute video with a questionable ad at the beginning. Great photos and an excellent lesson that can be used in history, economics, and other social studies assignments. It even explores how to find data to make the case for the reason it was ca...lled a Great Depression. A good compare and contrast lesson, too.
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September 4, 2010 at 11:36 PM
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Ages: 11 - 18
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The 1929 Stock Market Crash is well known as the most devastating crash in United States history. This video provides an extensive look at this historic event, which marked the beginning of the Great Depression. Based on eight years of continued pros...perity, presidents and economists alike confidently had predicted that America would soon enter a time when there would be no more poverty, no more depressions -- a "New Era" when everyone could be rich. This professionally-made video from PBS is part of the series American Experience. (54:21)
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February 9, 2011 at 06:57 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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At the height of the Great Depression, more than 250,000 teenagers were living on the road in America. This video is part of a series from PBS titled American Experience. (52:33)
February 7, 2011 at 01:55 PM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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Following the Wall Street Crash of 1929, thousands of banks collapsed when depositors demanded their money back, money the speculating banks no longer have is the subject of this 2:50 video. The lacks of confidence by depositors created a "run on the... bank" and a financial crisis developed. This resulted in legislation to make sure this did not happen again due to an insurance program that the president, Franklin Roosevelt, passed into law. Let this video run and let another one start that helps explain this legislation and they can hear and see the president. (02:50)
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February 24, 2011 at 10:32 PM
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Ages: 11 - 18
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This 28 minute video provides a very complete look at the causes of effects of the Great Depression. The Great Depression started from 1929 and ended in the late 1930s to the late 1940s. The Depression officially began on on October 29th, the event ...is now known as Black Tuesday, when the market took a huge tumble.
Unemployment rates rose to 25% in the United States. Worldwide the
unemployment rate rose up to 33%. The video explains how greed and the ignorance of facts and government inactions helped cause the event. Students need to know how the stock market works to understand this video as well as supply and demand.
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November 20, 2011 at 11:43 PM
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Ages: 13 - 18
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In this The People Speak video clip, Allison Moorer sings the Great Depression anthem, "Brother, Can You Spare A Dime." This song allows students to relate to what the people of the 1930’s went through during the Great Depression. (2:00)
July 16, 2012 at 08:24 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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The unbounded optimism of the Jazz Age and the shocking consequences when reality finally hit on October 29, 1929, ultimately leading to the Great Depression are the focus of this film preview. This segment is brief but lively and could serve as an ...introduction to a lesson on the Crash of 1929. ( :30)
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February 25, 2012 at 01:45 PM
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Ages: 11 - 18
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In this two minute video Allison Moorer sings the Great Depression anthem, "Brother, Can You Spare A Dime." What makes his an exceptional video for students studying this time period is how the lyrics tell the story of how the hard working people fel...t after building the nation only to have to resort to such practices as begging. The lyrics are here: http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/cherries.html
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February 19, 2011 at 11:08 PM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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Historical documentary of this time period, this four minute video starts with the Stock Market Crash and shows the importance of President Roosevelt in helping to end the Great Depression. Not much depth and so of the men mentioned don't have adequa...te explanation.
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October 10, 2010 at 09:17 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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Shops, monuments, and people are shown during the depression in North East Philadelphia. This commercial was produced by the Mayfair Businessmen's Association. Commercials like these were used to try to boost moral during the depression. (18min)
November 12, 2011 at 02:20 PM
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