Black Tuesday and the Great Depression

From the Series Uncovering the Past: Analyzing Primary Sources
  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 9
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Black Tuesday and the Great Depression explores the causes of the stock market crash in 1929 and the resulting Great Depression. For more than ten years the effects of October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday, were felt not only in North America, but worldwide. Source material, including posters, political cartoons, books, interviews, and articles show the devastation of the resulting mass unemployment, epidemic real estate foreclosures, and crushing poverty of those years. Teacher's guide available.

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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 9
Reading Level Grade 5
Age Range 10 - 14
Dewey 330.97
Lexile 990L
ATOS Reading Level 6.7
Guided Reading Level T
Subjects History
Genres Nonfiction
Publisher Crabtree Publishing
Imprint Crabtree Classics
Copyright 2016
Number of Pages 48
Dimensions 7.25 x 9.25
Graphics
BISACS JNF025210, JNF025240, JNF010000
Rights Included WORLD
Language English

Author: Natalie Hyde