9.2.4 the Great Depression - Q -

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9.2: the INTERBELLUM

9.2.4: the Great Depression

Practise Questions

AGE 9. The Time of World Wars

Fill in the group members' names
(first + last name)

1. Put the events of the stock market crash in the correct order

When stock prices got irrationally high, people started to sell.

Consumption decreased, which resulted in loss of jobs.

Many people and companies bought stocks

People who were jobless bought less goods, which caused consumption to decrease

Stock prices lowered; people and companies lost a lot of money and went bankrupt.

2. Which sentence from "Poverty and unemployment"
fits this photo best? Write it down as a quote.

3. President Hoover did little to relieve the peoples’ needs. What motive did he have for this policy?

4a. Use the source to explain why
President Hoover was not re-elected
in 1932.

4b. Statement: The New Deal was a success.
Think of an argument for and against the statement.
Write your answer like this:
In favour: ......., Against: ........
Your answer must be based on the numbers in the source.

5. Roosevelt ordered large building projects. Think of two ways in which the building of a bridge can boost the economy.

6. In 1939, World War II broke out. It meant an immediate stimulus for the economy. Think of at least two ways in which the outbreak of war could stimulate the American economy.

7. Which statement is true?
Statement I: Democrat President Hoover believed the economy would recover without any intervention of the government.
Statement II: Republican President Roosevelt involved the government in stopping the crisis.

1. Both statements are true.
2. Both statements are false.
3. Only statement I is true.
4. Only statement II is true.

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Depression Cycle

people can not buy things

stores do not order from factories

factories do not get orders

people lose their jobs

factories 

produce less

stores go out of business

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