the great depression
This unit will include four lectures, each followed by a lengthy discussion. At the end of the unit, students will be asked to complete a DBQ (not posted on this website). Take a look at the study guide to see the topics of the four lectures and to look over the complete list of terms. An online text can be found here.
Unit Readings
Textbook: Great Depression #1
Textbook: Great Depression #2
Textbook: Great Depression #3
Textbook: Great Depression #4
Textbook: New Deal #1
Textbook: New Deal #2
Textbook: New Deal #3
Textbook: Great Depression #2
Textbook: Great Depression #3
Textbook: Great Depression #4
Textbook: New Deal #1
Textbook: New Deal #2
Textbook: New Deal #3
Unit Lectures
1. Hoover Administration: Four Years of Debacles (2 parts) - click here for part 1 (17 min) click here for part 2 (50 min)
2. Election of 1932: Intro FDR (2 parts): click here for part 1 (26 min, start at minute 15) click here for part 2 (29 min)
2. Election of 1932: Intro FDR (2 parts): click here for part 1 (26 min, start at minute 15) click here for part 2 (29 min)
Popular Culture and the Great depression
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Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling
skill 1Story of the "Migrant Mother"
CSPAN. "Story of "Migrant Mother" Photograph by Dorothea Lange - American Artifacts." YouTube. Published on Nov 30, 2012, 5 min. After watching the video about Dorothea Lange, listen to this podcast found here. More information about the woman in the photo, Florence Thompson found here. |
skill 2Herbert Hoover's Attempt to Connect With the People
AP Images. "Herbert Hoover fishing in Mills Creek at his
Rapidan Camp in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, also known as "Camp Hoover" (1932)" Click here for a larger image. Use the methods suggested by Facing History and Ourselves to analyze this image of Herbert Hoover. Click here to see tips. |
skill 3Image citation: Bettmann/CORBIS, August 4, 1948, Chicago, IL. The Times NWI.com, June 23, 2013.
Skill: Identifying Theme First, read about the children in this image. Article by Vanessa Renderman, The Times, NWI.com. "Sold-off siblings shown in old photo tell their stories." June 23, 2013. Click here. This reading enrichment activity includes four primary sources with accompanying questions. Click here. |
skill 4Image citation: Life Magazine, May 11, 1942. Soldiers for the Cause. Jan. 12, 2012.
Skill: Document Analysis This activity is designed to prepare students for the unit exam. Students are to read President Roosevelt's first Fireside Chat and answer two open ended questions. Click here. |
the new deal
Students should use lap tops to complete the assignment about President Roosevelt's "New Deal."
Click here for the assignment
Click here for the assignment
King kong, a depression-era film
This activity asks you to complete a brief cultural study of how the 1933 movie "King Kong" is a commentary on race in America during the 1930s. When you have finished examining the sources in steps 1-4, write a paragraph that answers this question: "Why would King Kong, a film steeped in racial undertones, be a culturally relevant film for release in 1933?" In addition to your own commentary on the matter, include at least one direct quote from the sources in Step 2, 3, and 4. At minimum, I would like to see a topic sentence, supporting claim, at least three direct quotes, supporting commentary after each quote, and a concluding sentence. That is at least nine sentences. You may write more. Contextually, it would be beneficial to consider details about the Great Migration and Nadir of Race Relations covered in the previous unit. Submit your essay when you have finished.
Step 1) Watch these three scenes of the original King Kong movie (1933).
Scene 1 - Kong Escapes Scene
Scene 2 - Empire State Building, Part 1
Scene 3 - Empire State Building, Part 2
Step 2)
Huffington Post Commentary - Video
Step 3) Listen to the NPR Podcast
NPR Short Podcast - Click here
Step 4) Read the blog post
King Kong, the White Woman, and 2005: Appropriating Race Click here
Step 5) Complete the 1-paragraph essay
Step 1) Watch these three scenes of the original King Kong movie (1933).
Scene 1 - Kong Escapes Scene
Scene 2 - Empire State Building, Part 1
Scene 3 - Empire State Building, Part 2
Step 2)
Huffington Post Commentary - Video
Step 3) Listen to the NPR Podcast
NPR Short Podcast - Click here
Step 4) Read the blog post
King Kong, the White Woman, and 2005: Appropriating Race Click here
Step 5) Complete the 1-paragraph essay
supplemental resources
Dorothea Lange Biography (3:28 min)
"History Brief: the Dust Bowl"
"Huey Long: The Dictator of Louisiana"
Hip Hughes "Schechter Poultry v. U.S." March 24, 2014. (5 min. 15 secs.)
Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times: Factory Scene." (1936)
Woody Guthrie "I Ain't Got No Home." (1931) Dustin Shelton, YouTube, April 3, 2012.
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The story about Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" Picture. The Art Assignment Aug. 8, 2019 (11:19 min)
History Brief: Hoovervilles and Bonus March
The 1933 Coup Attempt in the USA
Quimbee. "United States v. Butler." YouTube. Aug. 18, 2017. (4 min. 46 secs.)
Al Jolson, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime." (1931) isthisnametook. YouTube. April 9, 2008.
Ken Burns, PBS. "The Dust Bowl Episode | Uncovering the Dust Bowl" (2012). PBS. YouTube. Nov. 13, 2012. (6 min)
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