by Rose of Sharon Winter
synopsis
This video is part of a series on American history from the 1890s through the mid-'30s. Developed as a teaching aid, it is meant for use with students from junior high school through college. This episode tells the story of the event that destroyed the American idea prosperity: the crash of the stock market in 1929. The program analyzes the ensuing events, as the country sank into the Great Depression. Recently discovered archival film footage illustrates the story of Wall Street and the stock market crash.
