{"id":8877,"date":"2026-04-03T07:51:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/?page_id=8877"},"modified":"2026-04-03T09:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T09:16:44","slug":"great-depression","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/great-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8877\" class=\"elementor elementor-8877\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553ebdb7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"553ebdb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.90000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc75c59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fc75c59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Great Depression<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-412707cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"412707cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f32f417 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f32f417\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22efa4fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22efa4fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cae055f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cae055f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Great Depression was one of the worst economic crises in modern history, lasting from 1929 through much of the 1930s and affecting millions of people across the United States and around the world. It began with the collapse of the American stock market in October 1929 and quickly spread, wiping out jobs, businesses, and savings on a massive scale.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38573d73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38573d73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67e51d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a67e51d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aaf1e7e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"2aaf1e7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-id=\"1d80f598\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a122c5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a122c5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55cd5d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55cd5d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Great Depression: Overview<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c762018 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c762018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>\u200b\u200bGreat Depression: A Detailed Overview<\/strong><ul><li><em>A detailed article that covers the major causes, events and history of the Great Depression.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c7d15d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c7d15d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa3748a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"7fa3748a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-src=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Economics-in-the-Great-Depression-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Economics in the Great Depression\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Economics in the Great Depression was characterized by high unemployment and the stock market crash of 1929. 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(Colorized by historycrunch.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Life-in-the-Great-Depression-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Life in the Great Depression\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Life in the Great Depression was difficult for millions of people as they suffered from unemployment.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Migration-in-the-Great-Depression-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Migration in the Great Depression\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Many people migrated during the events of the Great Depression. Pictured is an Oklahoman family after arriving in California in search of work. (Colorized by historycrunch.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Franklin-D.-Roosevelts-Fireside-Chats-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Franklin D. Roosevelt\u2019s Fireside Chats\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Franklin D. Roosevelt\u2019s Fireside Chat on the recovery program of the Great Depression. (Colorized by historycrunch.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/New-Deal-Programs-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"New Deal Programs\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Two posters showing the different programs of the New Deal in the Great Depression.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ab0d0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62ab0d0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e685f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e685f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Causes of the Great Depression<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1132e8ce elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1132e8ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Causes of the Great Depression<\/b><ul><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Stock Market Crash of 1929<\/li><li>Roaring Twenties<\/li><li>Interwar Period<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fee5ac3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fee5ac3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4ee8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d4ee8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nations in the Great Depression<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7740823f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7740823f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Great Depression in Australia<\/li><li>Great Depression in Canada<\/li><li>Great Depression in Europe<\/li><li>Great Depression in the United States<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9fc117 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9fc117\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9c1cb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c9c1cb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a3966c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78a3966c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Life in the Great Depression<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e9784e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16e9784e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Life in the Great Depression<\/strong><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Hoovervilles in the Great Depression<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Riding the Rails in the Great Depression<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Migration in the Great Depression<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Women in the Great Depression<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Dust Bowl in the Great Depression<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50e16ffc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50e16ffc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfe5188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfe5188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Economics in the Great Depression<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f78d548 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f78d548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Economics in the Great Depression<\/strong><ul><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Mixed Economy<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Modern Liberalism<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Welfare State<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Protectionism<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d58ead3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d58ead3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e54b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77e54b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The New Deal<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e57972 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40e57972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>New Deal in the Great Depression<\/strong><ul><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Franklin D. Roosevelt&#8217;s First Inaugural Address<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Franklin D. Roosevelt&#8217;s Fireside Chats<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77488e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a77488e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53323423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53323423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">People of the Great Depression<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f7bcdef elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f7bcdef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Franklin D. Roosevelt<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Herbert Hoover<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">John Maynard Keynes<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Friedrich Hayek<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a10bac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68a10bac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-291799d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"291799d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Outcomes of the Great Depression<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b1ece3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26b1ece3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Impacts of the Great Depression<\/strong><ul><li>World War II<\/li><li>Fascism<\/li><li>Significance of the Great Depression<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c19482f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c19482f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3744c944 elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"3744c944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 3\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3744c944\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjYyOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NydW5jaGxlYXJuaW5nLmNvbVwvd2Vic2l0ZV9lYzJjYmZiMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDNcL0NhbHZpbi1Db29saWRnZS1RdW90ZS0yLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjM3NDRjOTQ0In0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Calvin-Coolidge-Quote-2.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Calvin-Coolidge-Quote-2.jpg\" alt=\"Calvin Coolidge Quote 2\" \/><div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader\"><\/div><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3744c944\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQzNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NydW5jaGxlYXJuaW5nLmNvbVwvd2Vic2l0ZV9lYzJjYmZiMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDJcL0ZyYW5rbGluLUQuLVJvb3NldmVsdC1RdW90ZS0yLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjM3NDRjOTQ0In0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Franklin-D.-Roosevelt-Quote-2.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/crunchlearning.com\/website_ec2cbfb0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Franklin-D.-Roosevelt-Quote-2.jpg\" alt=\"Franklin D. 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