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The Great Depression: North America
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The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America, Europe, and other industrialized areas of the world that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world.
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The students will study the chapters on the Great Depression and Roosevelt's New Deal using the school text American Odyssey. The class will read the text, complete guided readings, and study these issues while reading articles from Roosevelt's Presidency and readings from Highlights in American History. The Depression Essay Project will be introduced during this unit. The use of primary sources and the need to access various Internet sources will enhance the learning process. Each student will choose a photograph from sources to include the KC Public Librarv Special Collection. The students can chose a photograph from the collections of Margaret Bourke-White or Dorothea Lange.
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Like many “liberals” during the early years of the Great Depression, Senator Elmer Thomas carried the baggage of Populism, including an affinity for the silver standard and support for the American farmer. In “Forty Years a Legislator,” (pp. 197-293) he indicates that during the economic crisis he advocated stabilization of purchasing power by controlling the expansion and contraction of the currency. At the time he was called the “leader of congressional inflationists,” and he spent much legislative energy on bills designed to increase agriculture and commodity prices. He supported the silver standard, recommended removal of the dollar from the gold standard, and, in the late 1930s, chaired the Senate’s Special Committee on Silver Policy. His Subject Files contain substantial material on monetary policy (boxes 15-19), and they include correspondence with Robert L. Owen, banking officials, Father Charles Coughlin, Federal Reserve Governor Eugene Black, Bernard Baruch, and others.
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Great Depression (1929-1941) are listed below, with entries describing specific materials contained in individual collections at the Carl Albert Center Congressional Archives. want to look at the section labeled “Politics.” Exact location of items is given whenever possible. An attempt has been made to include a description for every pertinent document or group of documents. Because of the size of some collections, not all topics and documents can be described here adequately. Other resources at the Carl Albert Center (CAC) can be utilized to find other information, and researchers who are interested in topics not discussed here should contact the archivists. Materials specifically relating to Native Americans can be found on another CAC Web page.
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America was in the grips of the Great Depression in the 1930's. Faced with mounting bills and the loss of business due to poor economic conditions, Max was forced to reorganize Lincoln Auto Body. Luckily, Max had trained his sons, Edward and Harry, in the business. Edward and Harry combined all their assets and begged their father to not abondon the business and it's employees. The plot worked, and Max agreed to move the business to 4738 Market Street and reopen under new management in 1931. The new name was appropriately called Paul Bros.
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The desperate need for soldiers, pilots, and workers to make ammunition, weaponry, and air/sea craft all contributed to the end of the Great Depression. The economy of America skyrocketed and was on the road to restoration.
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