To examine the setting on the Western Front in WWI, we are examining the website www.firstworldwar.com. While examining the details of life on the western front, keep in mind the overall impact that all of these new technologies on soldiers from both sides.
American Studies
Today we examined a video clip about conditions of the Great Depression. Keep these key facts in mind about the impact of economic collapse:
1. By 1933, 24.9% of Americans were without work
2. The Dust Bowl compounded the problems of downtrodden Americans, displacing many from the Great Plains.
3. The Great Depression is the only time in US history when more Americans were leaving the US than coming to it.
4. Worldwide depression leads to the rise of Hitler and destabilizes the entire globe.
Reminder: Great Depression Quiz #1 on Monday
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