FDR's Tree Army: Personal Turning Points in the CCC
In this activity students learn about the goals of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the opportunities it provided for young men. Students create poster presentations about different aspects of the CCC by combining photographs and quotes from [...]
Tags: Active Viewing, Civilian Conservation Corps, Great Depression, Group Work, Lessons in Looking, New Deal, Young America
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Graph of U.S. Unemployment Rate, 1930-1945
The unemployment rate rose sharply during the Great Depression and reached its peak at the moment Franklin D. Roosevelt took office. As New Deal programs were enacted, the unemployment rate gradually lowered. Virtually full employment was achieved [...]
Tags: Great Depression, New Deal
Item Type: Quantitative Data
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Table of Black and White Tenant Farmer Unemployment Rates, 1931-1932
The hard times of the Great Depression were even harder for African Americans, who were often the “last hired and first fired.” Particularly hard hit were black domestic workers (mostly female) and black tenant farmers (mostly male), [...]
Tags: Great Depression
Item Type: Quantitative Data
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)