Unit 7.3 Lesson - The Great Depression

Open Ended

Read the Newsela article. Imagine a world 20 years from now where climate change has caused Norfolk to be flooded and the interior to become desert-like the Dust Bowl. How will you survive in this environment. Specifically, (1) how will you get food? (2) what sort of shelter will you live in? (3) and what do you have now that you would not have then?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are causes of the Great Depression?

• overproduction of agricultural products

• increased demand for agricultural products in Europe

• farm foreclosures

Multiple Select

Which of the following are causes of farm foreclosures?

• A boom in demand in Europe during the 1930s.

• Farmers borrowing money to buy land and equipment.

• The Dust Bowl ruining farms for production.

• Too many crops caused prices to decline.

Multiple Select

Which were social and economic causes of the Great Depression?

• Unemployment and homelessness.

• Too many people buying things on credit.

• Not enough food for sale.

• Unequal distribution of wealth.

Multiple Select

What were the political causes of the Great Depression?

• Increased tariffs on foreign products.

• Political unrest, like labor union strikes.

• Collapse of the financial system.

• Widespread collapse of the banking system.