Lesson on the global refugee crisis (Brown University, USA 2016)

Students analyze reporting on this conflict over the last years to gain context for the current crisis (USA: Pulitzer 2022)

In this lesson, students explore a series of political cartoons and consider the relationship between globalization and the economic crisis (USA: Brown University 2008-21).

Die Nichtregierungsorganisation liefert Analysen und Lösungsvorschläge zu internationalen Konflikten (2008-23).

Overview of how and why the crisis developed and its impact. Also: President Obama’s economic recovery plan (Teachable Moment 2009)

The pandemic in 2020 prompted governments to impose lockdowns. The shift toward online shopping caused the supply chain crisis (NYT 2021).

The video explains the background of the refugee crisis in 6 minutes (2018).

In this NYT lesson, students use resources from The New York Times to compare the circumstances under which the Great Depression came about to the circumstances of the economic crisis in 2008.

In this NY Times lesson, students use several different resources from The New York Times to discuss, analyze, and present on the causes and effects of the 2008 economic crisis.