3-8, Causes of the Great Depression

3-8, Causes of the Great Depression

Use the Power Point Slides to answer questions and take your own Cornell Notes

Open Ended

Among consumers and investors, what factors in the 1920s led the US to experience an economic boom?

Multiple Choice

What term refers to the "gap" between rich and poor that helped contribute to the Great Depression?

• speculation

• wealth inequality

• gentrification

• tariffs

Open Ended

What happened because Americans and businesses had over speculated and overspent?

Open Ended

Exit Ticket- Why do you think the economy failed in the 1930s for the majority of Americans? Cite at least 3 different key details from today's lesson.