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Category Archives: Roaring Twenties & the Great Depression Era
Carl Sandburg – “Chicago” – Poetry Selection (1914)
In 1950, writer-poet Carl Sandburg won the Pulitzer Prize collection Complete Poems. Sandburg helped define how Americans think of themselves and their history. The author of a laudatory biography of Abraham Lincoln, he nurtured the image of “Honest Abe” Lincoln. … Continue reading
Bank Closings & the Great Depression (video)
This History Channel video provides a brief description of bank closings during the Great Depression era.
Model T Ford & the Assembly Line (video)
This video provides a description of Henry Ford’s Model T Automobile and the success of the assembly line.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address (1933), Great Depression primary source document with reading questions
Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address (1933) Speaking ofAmerica: Volume II Since 1865 by Laura A. Belmonte The Depression was the central issue in the 1912 presidential election. Despite Herbert Hoover’s efforts to improve the national economy, many voters … Continue reading
President Herbert Hoover & the Bonus Army (photostory)
This photostory provides a brief description on the WWI Veteran protest on Washington D.C. over their bonuses being withheld for their military service during the Great Depression Era.
Stock Market Crash of 1929 (powerpoint)
Stock Market Crash The attached powerpoint describes the buying and selling of the stock market including a brief recap of the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
Brother Can You Spare A Dime? – Great Depression Song (photostory)
This photostory provides a brief description of the famous Great Depression song, “Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?”
Herbert Hoover & the Bonus Army (photostory)
This photostory provides a brief description of the Bonus Army (WWI veterans) and President Herbert Hoover during the Great Depression.
