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Paragraph 2.4 - The Great Depression 

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At the end of the lesson you will know/be able to…

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Black Thursday
  • Wall Street (New York) : Financial heart of the Western world: here you can buy and sell stocks
  • Stocks: You buy a part of a company
  • Wall street crash of 1929 (Black Thursday): value of most stocks went down-> people quickly selling them -> market collapsed

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What was the name given to October 24, 1929?
A
Black Thursday
B
Pizza Tuesday
C
Great Depression
D
Black Friday

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What caused factories to go bankrupt?
Explain your answer
A
Increase in employee wages
B
Expansion of factory facilities
C
Decline in consumer spending
D
Rise in demand for products

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What happens when people stop buying products?
A
Employment opportunities rapidly increase
B
Factories may face financial struggles
C
Prices of products become more stable
D
Production levels soar unexpectedly

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What is the name given to

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Poverty and unemployment
  • The Great Depression lasted from 1929 until the late 1930's
  • Millions of people worldwide lost their jobs and fell into poverty
  • President Hoover: government should not intervene: economy will recover on its own

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What was Hoover's view on government intervention?
Explain his reasoning
A
Government should not intervene
B
Increase taxes on the wealthy
C
Government should take control
D
Support job creation programs

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What happened to jobs during the Great Depression?
Explain your answer
A
Wages doubled
B
Jobs increased significantly
C
No change in employment
D
Millions lost their jobs

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Weak points American economy

  • Protectionism
  • Overproduction in agriculture
  • Unequal income division
  • No government control on banks

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Read together 'Poverty and unemployment' (TB 46)

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Road to Recovery
  • 1932: Hoover not reelected-> Roosevelt takes over
  • New Deal: Opposite of Hoover, active government to solve problems
  • Solution: spend money to make money

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What marked Roosevelt's presidency?
Explain what this meant
A
Active government intervention
B
Minimal government involvement
C
Isolationist policies
D
Tax cuts for the wealthy

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Name of the program did Roosevelt implemented?
A
New Deal
B
New Frontier
C
War on Poverty
D
Great Society

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