1. A Student’s Quick Guide
The Great Depression
A Student’s Quick Guide

2. When Was The Great Depression?
The Great Depression started in 1929.
The Great Depression ended in 1941.

3. What Caused The Great Depression?
The Stock Market Crashed.
People over speculated on stocks
using borrowed money that they could
not pay back when the stock market crashed.
2. The Federal Reserve failed to prevent the collapse of the banking system.
3. High tariffs slowed international trade.

4. Well, what is a Tariff? Federal Reserve? Basically, it’s the
What is The
Federal Reserve?
Basically, it’s the
Banker’s bank
Oh, that’s an Easy
one, a tariff is a
Tax on imported goods

5. What was the impact on Americans?
A large number of banks and businesses failed.
¼ of workers were without jobs.
Large numbers of people were hungry and homeless.
Farmers income fell to low levels.

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