great depression

The students will assume the roles of workers for the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and will create an exhibit about the Great Depression for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library. Students will choose the best objects to put in the museum exhibit. Objects are to...

FDR’s first Fireside Chat had a palpable impact on public understanding and confidence in the U.S. banking system, combining information, argumentation, style, tone and the potent new medium of radio broadcasts to create a powerful shift in American public events and private economic choices....