• Unit 7: The Great Depression
     
    This Unit will begin immediately after the Stock Market crash of 1929.  Students will look at the impact the Great Depression had on the economy as well as at a personal level for the people.  We will look at how President Hoover and his administration tried to handle the situation and the reaction of the people.  From there we will look at the election of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his promise of a New Deal.  Several of his New Deal programs will be examined including the CCC, WPA, PWA, NRA, AAA, NYA and the TVA just to name a few.  Students will also look at popular culture of the 1930's and the importance of movies and music.  We will end the unit looking at the events taking place in Europe and Asia in the 1930's and how they led to the outbreak of war. 
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  • The Century America's Time: Stormy Weather (1929-1935)

    This is from the same series that we have been watching. This episode covers the first half of the 1930s. America – a nation that claimed ever-increasing wealth as a birthright – was rudely awakened by the Great Depression, which caused 25 percent unemployment, the closing of 9,000 banks, and the loss of $2.5 billion in deposits. This program captures a people’s struggle as they faced the collapse of prosperity and diminished hope of being able to experience the American Dream.

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  • The Century America's Time: Over the Edge (1936-1940)

    This episode covers the 2nd half of the 1930s. Safely watching Europe from across the Atlantic Ocean, many Americans observed the messianic popularity of Hitler and Mussolini and the subsequent outbreak of World War II with concern and dismay. This program explores the crucial question: could the United States resist involvement, or would American forces be sent to fight in another European war?

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