US History: Living History Project (2024)
Reference, primary sources, news coverage, and web resources to help you contextualize the period of U.S. history you are researching.
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Warren Buffett Explains the 2008 Financial Crisis
Money, Power and Wall Street, Part One (full documentary) (53:00)
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- Financial Crisis of 2008
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Portal of dozens of resources related to the 2008 crisis. - The Great Recession (St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture)
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- subprime mortgage (Britannica)
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- home equity line of credit (HELOC)
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- Occupy Wall Street (US History in Context)
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Web Resources
- U.S. Economy: To the Brink and Back (CNN Money)
"A timeline that captures events leading to the financial crisis, the Great Recession and the Federal Reserve’s unprecedented moves to save the U.S. economy from going into a tailspin." - Great Recession
Excellent overview of the recession. - The Great Recession Is Still With Us (Atlantic)
The downturn left the country poorer and more unequal than it would have been otherwise. - The Great Recession (Federal Reserve History)Lasting from December 2007 to June 2009, this economic downturn was the longest since World War II.
- Global Fears of a Recession Grow (NYT, October 6, 2008)
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Top US News Sources (Databases & Websites)
Use the date limiters in the GBS Databases to locate articles written at the time of the Great Recession for primary source research.
Most news sites will let you sort results by date or relevance. Use the Date option for primary sources.
- New York Times
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Requires an account to access >10 articles per month. See sign up instructions below - Wall Street Journal
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**Many articles will require a username and password for access. Click on the key icon for more information.** - Washington Post via ProQuest
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use your GBS username (for students, ID number only) and password to access from home. - The Economist Magazine (via ProQuest)
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Includes all ProQuest databases. Thousands of resources.
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