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

Fill in the Blank

This is buying a commodity such as stock or land with the intention of selling later for a profit when the price goes up.

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?

Fill in the Blank

This term refers to events that occurred during the Great Depression where panicked customers withdrew their deposits in fear that the banks were going to close and their investments would be lost

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.