Unintended Consequences
Analyze the costs, benefits, and unintended consequences of various government policies.
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1 Hour+
Dealing with the Depression
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students examine statistical data related to the Great Depression, identify problems, and offer solutions. They compare and categorize New Deal programs to recognize that the value of most of these programs were the effects on the confidence that U.S. citizens had in the economy.
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The Arsenal of Democracy: The United States in WWII
Learn about resource scarcity on the World War II home front.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
The Panic of 1907: J.P. Morgan and the Money Trust
Define bank run, bank panic, monopoly, and central bank, using the historical context of the Panic of 1907.
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CURRICULUM UNITS
The Great Depression
Understand the Great Depression and its impact on the economy.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
Measuring the Great Depression
Describe how we measure the economy’s health with tools such as gross domestic product (GDP), the unemployment rate, and the consumer price index (CPI).
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
What Do People Say
Identify and analyze suggested causes of the Great Depression.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
What Really Caused the Depression?
Determine that banking panics and shrinking money supply caused the Great Depression.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
Turn Your Radio On
Identify economic problems using Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "fireside chats".
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
Could It Happen Again
Learn about the role of the Federal Reserve System in the context of the Great Depression.
