Copyright Date:
2016
Edition Date:
2016
Release Date:
02/15/16
Illustrator:
Casteel, Tom,
Pages:
vii, 120 pages
ISBN:
1-619-30336-1
ISBN 13:
978-1-619-30336-2
Dewey:
973.917
Dimensions:
26 cm.
Language:
English
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This slim volume provides appealing and engaging support for American history students trying to make sense of the Great Depression. Chronological chapters begin with the stock market crash of 1929 and continue to trace economic, political, and social issues as they evolve over the next decade, before ending with the entrance of the U.S. into WWII. Text is arranged in manageable columns that run along interior gutters, and outer page edges are filled with facts atistics, quotes, cartoons, slang expressions, recipes, and so on ile QR codes link to various primary sources. This ready access, combined with a glossary, vocabulary exercises, key questions, and suggestions for games, projects, and experiments, helps make this a useful research tool and teaching resource. This overview would also be useful as introductory material when paired with titles that take a more in-depth look at one aspect of this period, such as Albert Marrin's Years of Dust (2009) or Russell Freedman's Children of the Great Depression (2005).
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Bibliography Index/Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-117) and index.
In The Great Depression: Experience the 1930s From the Dust Bowl to the New Deal , readers ages 12 to 15 investigate the causes, duration, and outcome of the Great Depression, the period of time when more than 20 percent of Americans were unemployed. They discover how people coped, what new inventions came about, and how the economics of the country affected the arts, sciences, and politics of the times. The decade saw the inauguration of many social programs that Americans still benefit from today. The combination of President Roosevelt's New Deal and the dawningof World War II gave enough economic stimulus to boost the United States out of its slump and into a new era of recovery. In The Great Depression , students explore what it meant to live during this time. Projects such as designing a 1930s outfit and creating a journal from the point of view of a kid whose family is on the road help infuse the content with realism and practicality. In-depth investigations of primary sources from the period allow readers to engage in further, independent study of the times. Additional materials include a glossary, a list of current reference works, and Internet resources.
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