2.4: The Great Depression -Q-

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2.4: The Great Depression

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. Explain why President Hoover was not re-elected
in 1932, using the numbers in the box.

4b. Statement: The New Deal was a success.
Write down 1 argument for and 1 against the
statement.

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. Discuss this with a classmate and 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.

8. Compare Hoover and Roosevelt.
Who was a more left-wing and who was a more right-wing politician when it came to solving the economic crisis? Explain your answer.

9. Look at both sources.
Explain the causal link between the two
(= one event helped to cause the other)

10a. Use both sources to explain which goal the
U.S. had with the Dawes Plan,
besides helping Germany.

10b. Look at the schematic of the Dawes Plan.
What arrow could you add to make it complete?

1. U.S. to Allies
2. Allies to Germany
3. Germany to Allies
4. Germany to U.S.

Finally, here you can write down a question about
something from this lesson that you don't fully understand yet.

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