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Analyzing Causes of the Great Depression
24 Points Total
Directions: Fill in the blanks and answer the questions using the textbook, classroom lectures, and obviously your
brain.
Problems on the Farms and with Rural Banks
1. During WWI, farm
prices are high, leading
to profits by farmers.
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7.
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4. Crop prices drop in
1920 and 1921.
(1) How does “farmers investing in their future” (buying more land and equipment) and
“overproduction” fit into the larger national optimistic sentiments of post-WWI and
later 1920’s America? ____________________________________________________
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Analyzing Causes of the Great Depression
Chapter 11, Page 404 – “Causes of the Great Depression”
Directions: Use information from page 404, “Causes of the Great Depression,” to answer these questions,
analyzing the causes of the Great Depression.
These causes of the Great
Depression result from
Post-WWI and 1920’s
optimism and a poor
assessment of future
economic conditions.
1.
3.
2.
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This cause of the Great
Depression led to less
consumer spending.
4.
5.
These causes of the Great
Depression lead to a slowdown in the economic
system.
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Analyzing Causes of the Great Depression
Chapter 11, Page 404 – “Causes of the Great Depression”
Directions: Use information from page 404, “Causes of the Great Depression,” and the rest of Chapter 11,
Section One to answer these questions, placing the causes of the Great Depression in chronological order.
1.
2.
6.
5.
(2) What is buying on the margin?
3.
4.
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(3) What is buying on the installment plan?
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(4) What is market liquidity?
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(5) What is deflation?
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(6) How did the Stock Market Crash of 1929 affect the banking industry, and what exactly caused the stock
market crash? ____________________________________________________________________________
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