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This indicator was designed to promote inquiry into the devastation of the Great Depression and the impact of the New Deal on a largely agricultural South Carolina. This indicator was also designed to foster inquiry into the economic diversification between World War II and the present, to include tourism, global trade and industry, and the maintenance of military bases.

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

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Reflections of Columbia, Part 8 8

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  • 8
Reflections of Columbia, Part 8
Episode 8
In the 1970s, the growth of state government jobs and light industry began to draw people from outside the midlands into Columbia. New generations of residents moved back into Downtown Columbia, and...
Reflections of Columbia, Part 5 5

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  • 8
Reflections of Columbia, Part 5
Episode 5
The first sign of the Great Depression in South Carolina was the drastic drop in cotton prices. While the rest of the country was hit hard by the depression, those living in Columbia had an economic...
Victory by Valor: Shaw Air Force Base, Part 6 6

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  • 8
Victory by Valor: Shaw Air Force Base, Part 6
Episode 6
Col. James Post, Wing Commander, states that, "What I'd like to be remember for, I think, is helping facilitate the training, the most realistic training possible, and preparing our airmen to ensure...
Victory by Valor: Shaw Air Force Base 8

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  • 8
Victory by Valor: Shaw Air Force Base
Episode 8
Mike Gartland continues to relay the history of Shaw Air Force Base. In World War II, the mission was to teach pilots to fly airplanes. The first aircraft that the 20th used there was the P51 Mustang...
Victory by Valor: Shaw Air Force Base, Part 3 3

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  • 8
Victory by Valor: Shaw Air Force Base, Part 3
Episode 3
The three squadrons of the 20th Fighter Wing must be ready for high-intensity combat at a moment's notice. That requires training of typically about 12 hours a day. The planning usually happens the...
Victory by Valor: Shaw Air Force Base, Part 4 4

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  • 8
Victory by Valor: Shaw Air Force Base, Part 4
Episode 4
Lieutenant Colonel Jacqueline Crum, Civil Engineer, discusses the operational mission being the war on terrorism. With over 7,000 employees, a payroll of $230 million, and 35,000 acres, plus a 12,500...
Field to Factory | Palmetto Special

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  • 5
  • 8
Field to Factory | Palmetto Special
This program is based on an oral history conducted by the New Jersey Multi-Ethnic Oral History Project. The subject is a black woman who moved with her family from South Carolina to New Jersey in the...
What Can I Say To Convince You?

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  • 8
What Can I Say To Convince You?

In this lesson students will explore FDR’s New Deal program. They will then put themselves in the position of being strategists for a presidential campaign today. In doing so they will need to...