The 1920s

What were the 3 causes of the Great Depression?

• Credit, Stock Market Crash, Corruption

• Herbert Hoover, Hobos, Riding the Rails

• FDR, The New Deal, The Second New Deal

Explain the Stock Market Crash.

• People purchased stock

• People threw their money away

• People purchased stocks with credit, got scared and sold their stocks. There was no money to pay people their money

 Define The Great Depression

• homeless person who travels looking for work.

• Loan given to help you buy items you normally cannot buy on your own.

• The time in American history when the U.S. was at it's lowest point.

Define Black Tuesday

• Group of government programs created to try and end the Great Depression.

• October 29, 1929 when the stock market crashed. It was the official start of the Great Depression

• Minimal improvement in economy. FDR urged congress to pass additional programs.

Which of the following would MOST contribute to people living beyond their means?

• Credit

• Goverment

• The Stock Market

• Rich People

What caused millions to lose their family wealth during The Depression?

• Stockmarket

• Foreclosures on their farms and homes

• All of the above

• Bank closures

Ownership in shares of a company or corporation

• Stocks

• Insurance

• CEO

Songs such as "Brother, Can you spare a dime" which tell an important story are called

• Sad and depressing

• Old fashion

• Oral History

• Boring

Which of the following European country faced the greatest economic challenges after WW I?

• France

• Austria

• Great Britian

• Germany

Although Europe had severe economic problems the United States was experiencing which of the following directly after WW I?

• A depression

• High Unemployment

• Inflation

• Economic succes