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Websites on the Great Depression **
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1. Hartman, Christopher. (2009). “Herbert Hoover: the 31st President, 1929-1933.” //Christian Science Monitor.// [] The article relates to the Great Depression in that it shows the events that led to the debacle with the leadership of Herbert Hoover’s administration.

2. Kelly, Martin. (2010). “Top 5 Causes of the Great Depression”. [] This is very helpful because it lists the main causes of the Great Depression, which would assist teachers who need to highlight main points of the Depression in a survey course without getting into too much detail.

3. Nelson, Cary. “The Depression in the United States- An Overview”. [] This link is helpful because although it is lengthy and dense, the page covers most of the useful information and events that make up the Great Depression. The site is outlined by category, so depending on what topic you are interested in, you can easily access that specified topic.

4. No identified author. (2004). "Stock Market Crash of 1929". //Money-Zine//. [] The Great Depression began with the stock market falling through in 1929 and offset the largest American deficit in our history. This article shows the events leading up to it from an economic perspective, rather than a political one.

5. Paderanga, Cayetano. (2009). “How the Great Depression Reached Us”. //Business World.// [] This article is a contemporary outlook on the Depression that hit the United States eighty years ago. The comparison from the present to the past allows us to see how an issue so severe can be prevented in the future.

6. Rosenberg, Jennifer. “Great Depression Pictures”//.// [] The pictures found on this site are great visuals for children to fully understand what was going on during the Great Depression in the 1930s. Most of the pictures found depict normal people during this time who were without food and shelter.

7. Taylor, Nick. “A Short History of the Great Depression”. //The New York Times.// [] //The New York Time’s// website is great because it features several sources to review in regards to the Great Depression. There are sound bytes, pictures, and original articles from the 1930s.

8. YouTube. "1929- The Great Wall Street Crash & Depression: Part 1 of 6". [] This video provides visual clips of what was going on the day of the crash, and the times surrounding it. It's length is short enough to show in a classroom, but not too lengthy and would not detract from lecture time.