An Exploration of Periods of Economic Instability (1807-Present)
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The Great Depression:
An Exploration of Periods of Economic Instability (1807-present)
1. The Depression of 1807:
Secondary Sources:
o http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/dep1807.htm
o http://www.anderson1.k12.sc.us/cms/lib04/SC01000609/Centricity/Domain/1389/Financial %20Panics%20in%20US%20History.pdf
Primary Sources:
o Political Cartoon: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/15422
2. The Long Depression of 1873 (Panic of 1873):
Secondary Sources:
o http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/beyond-the-textbook/24579
o http://www.anderson1.k12.sc.us/cms/lib04/SC01000609/Centricity/Domain/1389/Financial %20Panics%20in%20US%20History.pdf
Primary Sources:
o Political Cartoon: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/harp/1011.html
o Painting: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/10/13/nyregion/13paniccityroom190.jpg
3. The Panic of 1907:
Secondary Sources:
o http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14004846
o http://www.moaf.org/publications-collections/financial-history- magazine/89/_res/id=sa_File1/Article_89.pdf
o http://www.anderson1.k12.sc.us/cms/lib04/SC01000609/Centricity/Domain/1389/Financial %20Panics%20in%20US%20History.pdf
o http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~histecon/crisis-next/1907/docs/Kavoussi-Panic_of_1907.pdf
Primary Sources: o Political Cartoon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_central_banking_in_the_United_States#mediavie wer/File:Elastic.JPG
4. Double Dip Recession of the 1980s: (If this is your topic, read carefully in the provided secondary source links; many of the links refer to the current day recession, be sure to read through and find the information of the recession of the 1980s.
Secondary Sources:
o http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/economy/2011-08-08-double-dip-recession_n.htm
o http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/01/a-doubledip-recession-def_n_633004.html
o http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/06/to_avoid_double- dip_recession.html
Primary Sources:
o NYTIMES Article: “The Feds Risk the Double Dip” (9/30/1980)
5. The Great Recession of 2008:
Secondary Sources:
o http://stateofworkingamerica.org/great-recession/
o http://www.aarp.org/money/investing/info-08-2013/lessons-from-the-recession.html
Primary Sources:
o http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/25/news/economy/depression_comparisons/
o http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/04/business/04cnd-econ.html