
Grades: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Basics of Economics Video Collection
Learn the basics of economics by watching 2-5 minute concept videos on current event topics like unemployment, i…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Grades 9-12
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Grades 9-12
Grades 9-12
Grades 9-12
On this day in 1939, the American economy started to get ready for wartime status. Initially, the stock market took a hit from fears of the German invasion of Poland, but soon the economy started to grow because of the millions of dollars spent on defense manufacturing and other defense programs. With all of the new products being made, the unemployment rate dropped significantly.