1. Home
  2. Education
  3. 20th Century History
Great Depression
Guide picks
Previous 1 2 

Great Depression
The presidential perspective of the Great Depression from the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum.

Great Myths of the Great Depression
Lawrence W. Reed's article that blames inflationary monetary policies and political bungling for the Great Depression.

Main Causes of the Great Depression
A nice overview written by a sophomore in high school (now a student at Harvard). Based primarily on the classic text by Robert S. McElvaine, The Great Depression: America 1929-1941.

Oral History Transcribed Interviews
Seven raw and unedited, yet transcribed, interviews between high school students and those who lived during the Great Depression.

Timeline of the Great Depression
A great timeline from 1929 to 1940, from PBS.

Previous 1 2 

Explore 20th Century History

More from About.com

  1. Home
  2. Education
  3. 20th Century History

©2008 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.