Great Depression vs. Great Recession
For this assignment, you are going to research the similarities and differences between the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great Recession of the 2000s. You will then fill out a venn diagram. Use the following links as a starting point. There are other websites available as well. You should have a very complete venn diagram when you are finished that includes BOTH similarities and differences. It will be turned in at the end of class today.
- http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/comparing-the-great-depression-to-the-great-recession#axzz2mc8em9P0
- http://www.businessinsider.com/infographic-comparison-of-the-great-depression-and-the-great-recession-2012-7
- http://www.globalresearch.ca/is-another-depression-possible-a-comparison-of-the-great-depression-and-the-great-recession
- http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2011/11/08/how-does-the-current-economic-recession-compare-to-the-great-depression/
- http://money.cnn.com/news/storysupplement/economy/recession_depression/
Here are some interesting graphs and charts that show the comparison: