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Causes of the Great Depression

Causes of the Great Depression

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5th - 6th Grade

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20 Slides • 9 Questions

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Causes of the Great Depression

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Poll

How much do you know about what caused the Great Depression?

I know a lot about the causes of the Great Depression.

I've heard of the Great Depression, but don't know what caused it.

No idea what caused the Great Depression.

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Multiple Choice

Why were people going into debt?

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They were buying new consumer goods on credit

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They were eating out in restaurants too much

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They were losing their jobs

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Multiple Choice

What is the stock market?

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Depositing money in a bank

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Companies sell their new products to consumers on credit

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Companies sell stocks in their business to get money from outsiders

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Multiple Choice

Stockholders realized they owed more money than what the stock was worth and started to panic.

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stock market started making more money

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people bought more stock on credit

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stock market crashed

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buying consumer goods balanced it out

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Multiple Choice

Where banks put their money. It is also the bank for the US Government

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Federal Reserve Bank

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Wells Fargo

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stock market

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Multiple Choice

Why did tariffs on other countries make the Great Depression worse?

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Other countries bought too many stocks

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There wasn't as much trade between countries

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Banks closed

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Check two reasons how Americans were affected.

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One fourth of workers lost their jobs

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They were making large sums of money in the stock market

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Large numbers of people were jobless and homeless

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Farmers were making a lot of money from their crops

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Multiple Choice

Why did farmers' income fall to low levels?

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Farmers were selling off land to the Federal Reserve

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They were growing more product than they could sell

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They were getting a high price for their crops

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How well do you think you know the causes and impact of the Great Depression?

I would get an A on a test, if I took it right now.

I'm feeling ok, but need a little more work on it.

I am so confused.

Causes of the Great Depression

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