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The triggering events of the Financial Crisis of 2008 are deemed to be the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the meltdown of the market for securitized financial products, particularly subprime mortgage-backed securities. The underlying factors of the crisis are, however, varied and had taken several years to evolve into the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression. Your report should focus on these core factors which led to the crisis. In addition, you will explain what you have learned from the documentaries we watched in class and what you have found thought-provoking about the events described in the documentaries. When writing your report, you will need to research different sources of information to support the arguments you make. 

The project is worth 160 points. It should be at least five pages long and double-spaced throughout, including captions and bibliography. Page margins should be 1" on all sides (top, bottom, left, right). The font and font size should be Times New Roman and 12, respectively.


Documentary Sources
Below are the PBS Frontline documentaries about the Financial Crisis of 2008: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/
1 - Money, Power and Wall Street (Episodes 1-4)
2 - Breaking the Bank
3 - The Warning
4 - The Untouchables
5 - Inside the Meltdown
6 - Cliffhanger
7 - To Catch a Trader

The following documentary is produced by the BBC:
The Love of Money --- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mqmjs/episodes/guide

http://ihavenotv.com/back-from-the-brink-the-love-of-money
Episode 1: The Bank That Bust the World
Episode 2: The Age of Risk 
Episode 3: Back from the Brink 


Please watch the documentary and read the document that I upload!