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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making:by the People, for the People

For Students 9th - 10th
A great lesson plan that explores the attempts to revive the American economy after the Great Depression through the New Deal programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Included are a video, text and questions, and primary source materials. A...
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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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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Wall Street Crash

For Students 9th - 10th
Features interesting facts and information on the story of the history and events in the 1929 Wall Street Crash and Black Tuesday.

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