US History – Images of the Great Depression

View the following short videos/photo-stories and answer the questions that follow each.

Scenes from the Great Depression

1. Select one scene of the Depression that stood out to you from this video. Briefly explain why you chose this image.

The Great Dust Bowl

2. Select one image you saw from this slideshow that stood out to you. Briefly explain why you chose this image.

Pictures of Dorothea Lange

3. Select one photo you viewed from Lange that stood out to you. Briefly explain why you chose this photo.

FDR’s reaction to the Depression

4. In your own words, what is FDR’s message in this speech?

Below are two links to different versions of a song about the homeless

The ballad of Tom Joad – Woodie Guthrie

Ghost of Tom Joad – Springsteen version

5. Which version “Tom Joad” do you like better? Why? How do these songs relate to the Great Depression?

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