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Tennessee Valley Authority: History

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tennessee Valley Authority, a public power provider, was one of the new programs begun during Phase I of Roosevelt's New Deal. The site gives a brief overview of the TVA's history. The TVA Act of 1933 was one of the solutions for...
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US Department of the Treasury

U.s. Department of the Treasury: History: Andrew W. Mellon (1921 1932)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Department of Treasury's page on Andrew Mellon. He was Secretary of the Treasury under several presidents.
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US Senate

Historical Minutes: An Era of Investigations: 1921 1940

For Students 9th - 10th
Read these series of essays written by U.S. Senate historians that detail important events and people during the era of investigations in the Senate just before the Great Depression and continuing up to the entrance to World War II. The...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: War and Neutral Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a brief discussion of U.S. neutrality early in World War I and of the events which brought the country closer to war.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of the New Deal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The stock-market crash of 1929 is generally seen as the start of The Great Depression, the worst economic downturn in the history of the United States. The Depression had devastating effects on the country. But it also served as a...

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