Causes of the Great Depression

The Great Depression

Causes and Impacts

USII.6 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the social, economic, and technological

changes of the early twentieth century by:

d) identifying the causes of the Great Depression, its impact on Americans, and the major

features of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.

Causes of the Great Depression

1.

Buying stocks on credit – they can’t
repay the money

2.

The Federal Reserve failed to prevent
the collapse of the banking system

3.

High tariffs (taxes on imports) which
discouraged international trade

Multiple Choice

What was one cause of the Great Depression?

• The collapse of the Federal banking system

• The President's salary was too high

• The stick market crashed

• The cost of schools was too high

Black Tuesday

The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as
Black Tuesday, was a major American stock
market crash that occurred in the fall of 1929. It
started in September and ended late in October,
when share prices on the New York Stock
Exchange collapsed.

Multiple Choice

What was the day the stock market crashed in 1929 called?

• Black Friday

• Dark Monday

• Manic Monday

• Black Tuesday

Impact on Americans

A large number of banks and
businesses failed

One-fourth of workers are without
jobs

People were hungry and homeless

Farmers’ incomes fell to low levels

Drag and Drop

One-fourth or 1/4 of workers were unemployed because they lost their jobs. ​

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True

False

Children during the Great Depression

○ Children were not safe from the effects of the

Great Depression

○ Many older children dropped out of school in

order to try to find work to support their
families

○ Children also reached out to public figures

and politicians to try to get help for their
families

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Many older children dropped out of school to help their families.​

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