EDUA 5211 America During the Thirties
AMERICA DURING THE THIRTIES: THE GREAT DEPRESSION, DUST BOWL, AND THE NEW DEAL
The Great Depression was not just an economic catastrophe; it altered every aspect of American society. Families lost their homes, whole farming communities were destroyed, and hope and belief in the American Dream was shattered. This course looks into the causes and consequences of the economic depression of the 1930s, and how Americans responded to the Great Depression.
The teacher will learn the details of the 1929 Stock Market Crash and understand the experience of citizens surviving through the Dust Bowl. Course resources explain the important policies, institutions, and personalities of the New Deal era, and explore how the Great Depression and the New Deal affected American society. Furthermore the teacher will understand Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s (FDR’s) New Deal policies that many attribute to ending the Great Depression. After building historical knowledge of the decade the teacher will create activity, project, and lesson ideas to implement in the classroom.