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The Great Depression

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The Great Depression

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  1. The Great Depression The Great Depression Summary: After discovering his dad has lost his job and is selling apples on the street to make ends meet during the Great Depression, a young boy takes a job selling newspapers to help his family out. Little does he know that the greatest baseball player in the world will soon buy a paper from him. A story of everyday people and the hope they held onto during one of the darkest times in US history. Author: David Adler Publisher: Gulliver Books Orlando, Florida (1999)

  2. Does Baseball Really Matter? Babe Ruth and his Yankees teammates were heroes during the Great Depression. Write an editorial to the newspaper stating your opinion of baseball as a waste of resources or a source of escape during crippling economic times. Babe Ruth hitting in front of sellout crowd

  3. Hard Lessons Learned Mistakes from the past can benefit our future. Create a flip chart showing the percentage of money you should Save, Spend & Give from every paycheck you receive. Add details about why to budget your money and what you will do with the money in each category. Bank Run in Michigan in 1933

  4. Lemonade from Lemons The TVA was a project began by the US government during the Great Depression to put people back to work. Create a word web showing the different facets and benefits of the TVA. TVA dam being built in 1942

  5. Standards NCSS: II. Time, Continuity, & Change South Carolina Standard 5-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of American economic challenges in the 1920s and 1930s and world conflict in the 1940s. 5-4.3Explain the American government’s response to the Great Depression in the New Deal policies of President Franklin Roosevelt, including the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Social Security Act.

  6. Sources Photo 1: Babe Ruth Photo 2: Bank Run Photo 3: TVA Dam

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