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What was one significant economic condition during the Great Depression?
What was one significant economic condition during the Great Depression?
Which of these contributed to the economic instability leading to the Great Depression?
Which of these contributed to the economic instability leading to the Great Depression?
What does buying something on credit allow a customer to do?
What does buying something on credit allow a customer to do?
What does the term 'speculator' refer to in the context of the stock market?
What does the term 'speculator' refer to in the context of the stock market?
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How did the political ideology of Republicans during this time typically view government involvement in business?
How did the political ideology of Republicans during this time typically view government involvement in business?
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What major event occurred in September and October 1929 that greatly contributed to the Great Depression?
What major event occurred in September and October 1929 that greatly contributed to the Great Depression?
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What does the term 'shareholder' mean?
What does the term 'shareholder' mean?
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What effect did the Great Depression have on people's possessions?
What effect did the Great Depression have on people's possessions?
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Which economic factor contributed to the erosion of confidence leading to the Great Depression?
Which economic factor contributed to the erosion of confidence leading to the Great Depression?
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During the Great Depression, what was a prevalent economic condition aside from unemployment?
During the Great Depression, what was a prevalent economic condition aside from unemployment?
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Study Notes
Causes of the Great Depression
- The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in US history, characterized by mass unemployment, hardship, and increased poverty.
- While the 1920s saw a US economic boom, the prosperity was not soundly based.
- Several factors contributed to the Depression.
- Decreasing business profits, diminishing shareholder and speculator confidence, and the 1929 stock market crash were key elements.
- Share prices plummeted in September and October 1929, triggering a crash.
- People borrowed money to buy shares, and those who lost money in the crash had to sell possessions.
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This quiz explores the key factors that led to the Great Depression, the worst economic downturn in US history. It examines the economic boom of the 1920s, the stock market crash of 1929, and the resulting effects on unemployment and poverty. Test your knowledge on how these elements contributed to this significant historical event.
