Websites to support the study of the Great Depression in North America
(Note that Canadian entries top the list)
Great Depression of Canada
Provides information on the Great Depression as it affected Canada and the Canadian people. Includes some primary source documents. (01/06)
Canadian Heritage Gallery: Depression 1930’s
Provides photographs of the Great Depression in Canada. Includes photographs of many relief projects planned to provide work during the Depression. (02/03)
Rise of Capitalism and Social Welfare (Canada’s Unique Social History)
Provides a series of modules on the rise of capitalism and social welfare in Canada. Includes a look at the Great Depression and its impact on social welfare. (02/03)
W.O. Mitchell theme page
Provides links to sites about this Canadian author, including an interactive site on the Great Depression in Canada that influenced his work. Links to summaries of his novel plots and biographical information are also included. (00/04)
Surviving the Dust Bowl (American Experience)
Provides a comprehensive introduction with audio, video, image and text files for the study of the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression in the US. Includes a timeline, maps, and the people and events key to the Depression. (02/04)
America from Great Depression to World War II
Features a collection of over 55000 photo images from 1935-1945.
Main Causes of the Great Depression
This American site is all text-based, but filled with outstanding information.
Links to Great Depression resources
Provides links to resources on the Great Depression in the United States.
American Life Histories, 1936-1940
Provides access to over 2900 documents representing 300 writers from 24 US states. The special feature called “Voices from the 30’s” includes narratives, dialogues and case histories of life in the US during the Depression describing education, income, occupation, political views, religion, medical needs, diet, etc. Includes links to various biographies. (00/06)
New Deal Network
This educational website is sponsored by the Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute. Includes online resources on FDR and the Great Depression in the US, a document library, a photo galleryof over 4000 images, selections from the American Slave Narratives, over 500 articles, speeches, letters and other texts, and classroom resources. (00/06)
America’s Great Depression
Features a overview of the Great Depression in the United States. Includes a timeline, facts & figures, a discussion of the causes & cures, and photographs. Links to related sites. (02/03)
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
Extensive site organized by topics, including: Reformation, Scientific Revolution, French Revolution, Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution, Nationalism, Socialism, Imperialism, World War I, World War II, Great depression, Facism, Holocaust, Russian Revolution, Feminism, etc. (00/10)
Riding the Rails
Features the stories of teenage hobos during the Great Depression in the United States. Includes a timeline of the Great Depression, a railroad map of the US, hobo songs from the 1930s, and a teacher’s guide. (01/09)
Trade Issues: What caused the ‘29 Crash and the Great Depression
Provides an examination of the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve and its role in the Great Depression in the United States. (02/03)
The Great Depression
Provides an interactive series of frames on the Great Depression. Covers the who, what, when, etc. with basic information. Includes photographs. (02/03)
Looking Back at the Crash of '29
Special feature from 1999 recounting the history of the U.S. stock market crash in October 1929. Provides images of The New York Times front page and archived articles from the time period. From the website for The New York Times.
Stock Market Crash [1929]
Concise summary of the U.S. stock market crash of 1929, including the events leading up to the crash and the effect of the crash on the economy. Also includes links to interviews with two history professors about the 1929 crash and related topics. From the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) special program "The First Measured Century."
See also the 1920's and 1930's decades in the general sites listed here
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Updated June 2007.