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America in the 1930s __ You will find a variety of cultural items displayed in a timeline approach. Be sure to choose a medium (film, print, air) or timeline at the top of the page to get started. - illustrated - From University of Virginia - http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/front.html 

 
The American Experience -- Riding the Rails __ You will find a timeline, articles, a teacher's guide and more in this website about teens living on teh road during the Great Depression. - illustrated - From PBS - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rails/ 

American History - 1930-1939 __ You will find articles about fads, culture demographics plus galleries and links to numerous resources about this period in American history. - illustrated - From Kingwood College Library - http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade30.html 

Dear Mrs. Roosevelt __ Letters to the First Lady from children effected by the depression. - From newdeal.feri.org - http://newdeal.feri.org/eleanor/index.htm 

 
The Dust Bowl __ You will get an amazing look at life the the Dust Bowl in these excerpts from a diary. - From George Mason University - http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/hist409/dust/low.html 

Father Charles E. Coughlin __ Learn about the "Radio Priest." "He began as an early Roosevelt supporter, coining a famous expression, that the nation's choice was between "Roosevelt or ruin." Later in the 1930s he turned against FDR and became one of the president's harshest critics. His program of "social justice" was a very radical challenge to capitalism and to many of the political institutions of his day." - illustrated - From Social Security Administration - http://www.ssa.gov/history/cough.html 

Federal Cultural Policies of the 1930s __ The opening paragraph is the best explanation of the material. "Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal cultural programs marked the U.S. government's first big, direct investment in cultural development. In many ways, they present a mirror image of today's federal policy picture: their goals were clearly stated and democratic; they supported activities not already subsidized by private sector patrons, rather than following private patrons' leads; and they emphasized the interrelatedness of culture with all aspects of life, not the separateness of a rarefied art world." - From WWCD - http://www.wwcd.org/policy/US/newdeal.html#INTRO 

Four Myths About America's Great Depression __ An essay about the Depression with a conservative political explanation as to why it came about. - From libertyhaven.com - http://www.libertyhaven.com/theoreticalorphilosophicalissues/economichistory/fourmyths.html 

Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939 - 40 __ A good overview of the exposition including attractions, history and much more. - illustrated - From GGIE.com - http://www.ggie.com/

 
Media History Timeline: 1930s __ This site lists the important events in the various media such as publishing, newspapers, musical performance, etc. - From University of Minnesota. - http://www.mediahistory.umn.edu/time/1930s.html 

New Deal Network __ You will find information about Roosevelt's programs dealing with the Great Depression. Includes a wide variety of resources. - From newdeal.feri.org - http://newdeal.feri.org/ 

New Deal Photo Gallery __ "Over 5000 Great Depression era images from the National Archives, the FDR Library and many other sources." - illustrated - From newdeal.feri.org - http://newdeal.feri.org/ 

New York World's Fair 1939 - 40 __ You will find an overview of the fair including attractions, souvenirs, photos and more. - illustrated - From Alan Anderson - http://websyte.com/alan/nywf.htm 

 
Walter P. Reuther Library - Battle of Overpass __ "In May 1937 the world was awakened to the real struggles that unions were facing in organizing when pictures were shown through out the country of the beating that UAW organizers took by the hands of the Ford Motor Company's "Service Men". These photographs became a part of one of the most famous events in the history of the American labor movement. The following links tell the story of that day in May." - illustrated - From Wayne State University - http://www.reuther.wayne.edu/exhibits/battle_intro.html 
 

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