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Hip Hughes History
The Election of 1932 Explained
A super quick yet informative overview of the realignment elections of realignment elections, 1932, FDR versus President Herbert Hoover.
Professor Dave Explains
Herbert Hoover: The Great Depression Begins (1929 - 1933)
Herbert Hoover's name may be best remembered for the Hoover Dam, but his presidency will always be remembered as the start of the Great Depression. The 1930s would be an extremely difficult decade, so let's jump into this time period now.
Curated Video
Great Depression
This live-action video program is about the term Great Depression. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term Great Depression through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams...
PBS
Deportations
A video details the life of the Castañeda family starting in Los Angelas in the 1920s. Daughter, Emilia, tells her story of how her family was deported during the Great Depression and her struggles to return the United States of...
Bill of Rights Institute
The Great Depression: Economic Causes and Repercussions
Brother, can you spare a dime? Scholars investigate an AP review video to understand the causes of the Great Depression and the economic collapse of the American economy. Viewers examine the many economic factors leading to the worst...
Crash Course
The Great Depression
The Great Depression does not fit into a simplistic narrative. This video introduces learners to the complicated and complex nature of this historical event in the United States with a heavy emphasis on the progression of economic...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: The Great Depression
In which John Green teaches you about the Great Depression. So, everybody knows that the Great Depression started with the stock market crash in 1929, right? Not exactly. The Depression happened after the stock market crash, but wasn't...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: 60 Second Presidents: Herbert Hoover
Lively informative video [1:22] on the challenges and setbacks of the Herbert Hoover presidency. Includes background essay on Herbert Hoover and fact sheet for students.
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: President Herbert Hoover
President Herbert Hoover, one of the most unpopular presidents. On his watch was the great stock market crash of 1929.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom to Assemble Pt. 5: Suppression of Speech in the Us
There have been times in American history when the government has tried to suppress opposition, for example, under Herbert Hoover's administration with the incident of the Bonus Army protest in 1932.
University of California
University of California Television: Lessons From Fdr's New Deal
A televised presentation of historian David M. Kennedy as he discusses the Great Depression and suggests how features of the New Deal might be helpful to the 2008-2009 economic crisis. [57:13]