THE NATION’S SICK
ECONOMY
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
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Price Support
Credit
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Speculation
Buying on Margin
Black Tuesday
Great Depression
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
VOCABULARY
Alfred E. Smith
PEOPLE TO KNOW
Herbert Hoover
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Describe how the following variables were a threat to the economy
 Industries in Trouble
 Farmers in Trouble
 Consumer Spending
 Credit
 Uneven Distribution of Income
The Dust Bowl
ECONOMIC TROUBLES ON THE HORIZON
 Describe Herbert Hoover as a candidate for President

Why did Americans want to invest in the Stock Market in the
1920’s?
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How did the following negatively impact the Stock Market
1.
2.
3.
Speculation
Buying on Margin
Government Action
HOOVER TAKES THE NATION
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Stock Market
Crashes
Describe how the events in the diagram led to the Great
Depression
Businesses shut down
Panic on the banks
Hawley-Smoot
Tariff Act
THE STOCK MARKET CRASHES
AND FINANCE COLLAPSES
The Great
Depression
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Identify and describe the causes of the Great Depression
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4.
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2.
CAUSES OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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In what ways can our knowledge of the causes of the Great Depression help us to avoid a future Great
Depression.
CULMINATING QUESTION
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