Great Depression and WWII Reading Passages
Reading Results
The Stock Market Crashes in 1929
This educational passage explores the Stock Market Crash of 1929, a key event in U.S. history that led to the Great Depr...
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The Great Depression: Hard Times
This U.S. history reading passage explores the Great Depression, a time of struggle and resilience in the United States ...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal
This engaging history reading passage explores the life and leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his creation of the ...
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World War II Begins in Europe
This engaging reading passage introduces students to the beginning of World War II in Europe. Students will learn how ev...
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Pearl Harbor: America Enters the War
This engaging reading passage introduces students to the historic event of Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into World W...
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American Soldiers Fight Overseas
This engaging reading passage explores the experiences of American soldiers who fought overseas, focusing on World War I...
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Women Work in Factories: Rosie the Riveter
This engaging U.S. history reading passage tells the inspiring story of Rosie the Riveter and the vital role women playe...
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Rationing and Life on the Home Front
This history reading passage explores rationing and life on the home front during World War II, focusing on how American...
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Japanese Americans in Internment Camps
This engaging U.S. history reading passage introduces students to the story of Japanese Americans in internment camps du...
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D-Day and the End of World War II
This engaging reading passage explores the key events of D-Day and how it helped bring World War II to a close. Students...
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America Becomes a World Power
This engaging history reading passage explores how America became a world power, focusing on key events, figures, and ca...
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Bank Failures During Great Depression
This detailed history reading passage examines the causes, motivations, and impact of bank failures during the Great Dep...
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Herbert Hoover Response to Great Depression
This engaging history reading passage explores President Herbert Hoover's complex and often debated response to the Grea...
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Franklin D Roosevelt Election 1932: New Hope
This history reading passage explores the pivotal 1932 election of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the hope it sparked during ...
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FDR First 100 Days: Immediate Action
This reading passage explores President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s (FDR) First 100 Days and his immediate actions to addres...
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Bank Holiday 1933: FDR Restores Confidence
This rigorous passage explores the 1933 Bank Holiday declared by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) to address the na...
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New Deal Programs: Relief Recovery Reform
This rigorous U.S. history reading passage explores the New Deal, focusing on the three pillars of Relief, Recovery, and...
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New Deal Alphabet Agencies: Government Expands
This passage explores the rise of the New Deal alphabet agencies during the Great Depression, focusing on the causes, mo...
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Social Security Act 1935: Safety Net Created
This reading passage explores the Social Security Act of 1935, a groundbreaking law during the New Deal era that transfo...
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Wagner Act 1935: Protecting Labor Unions
This rigorous U.S. History reading passage explores the Wagner Act of 1935, a foundational law for American labor unions...
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Neutrality Acts 1930s: Avoiding European War
This comprehensive history reading passage explores the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s and how the United States tried to ...
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Lend-Lease Act 1941: Supporting Britain
This rigorous history reading passage explores the Lend-Lease Act of 1941, focusing on the causes, motivations, and cons...
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Battle of Iwo Jima 1945: Costly Victory
This engaging reading passage examines the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945, a pivotal yet costly victory for the United State...
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Building the Hoover Dam: Jobs in Hard Times
This history reading passage explores the story of the Hoover Dam, built during the Great Depression. Students will lear...
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Hoovervilles: Cities Made of Cardboard and Scraps
This history reading passage explores the rise of Hoovervilles during the Great Depression in the United States. Student...
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Fixing the Land After the Dust Bowl
This engaging U.S. history reading passage explores how Americans bravely faced and solved the Dust Bowl during the Grea...
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Route 66: The Road to Hope
This engaging history reading passage explores the journey along Route 66 during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl era....
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Dorothea Lange: Photos of the Dust Bowl
This reading passage introduces students to the important work of Dorothea Lange, a photographer during the Great Depres...
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The CCC: Jobs for Young Men
This history reading passage explores the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a program created during the Great Depressi...
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