2. THE GREAT DEPRESSION SOCIAL STUDIES, 8 TH GRADE Rachel Mondrage July 14, 2009

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4. What was the Great Depression?  The Great Depression began on "Black Tuesday" with the Wall Street Crash in October 1929 and rapidly spread worldwide.  The market crash marked the beginning of a decade of high unemployment, poverty, low profits, deflation, plunging farm incomes, and lost opportunities for economic growth and personal advancement.

5. This is a picture from the Great Depression of men lined up for over a mile who were all desperately looking for work.

6. What caused the Great Depression? The Stock Market crash of 1929 Bank failures Reduction in purchasing across the board Breakdown of International trade Income inequality The Five Main Causes of the Great Depression:

7. What Ended the Great Depression? FDR’s New Deal plan Inflating the money supply Deficit spending World War II

8. Franklin Roosevelt and The New Deal In 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt became the president of the United State. FDR came up with a New Deal policy to help get America out of the Great Depression. Some programs created under the New Deal are still around today: Social Security, National Recovery Administration, and Securities and Exchange Commissions.

9. A Great Depression Timeline

10. Assessment Question #1 Which is not one of the reasons that the Great Depression ended? A. World War IIWorld War II B. European bailoutEuropean bailout C. The New DealThe New Deal D. Deficit spendingDeficit spending

11. Assessment Question #2 In which year did the Great Depression begin? A. 1932 B. 1928 C. 1923 D. 1929

12. Assessment Question # 3 Which was not one of the programs created under The New Deal? A. Social Security B. National Recovery Administration C. Disability Act D. Securities and Exchange Commission

13. Assessment Question # 4 Wall Street crashed in October of 1929, on a day known as? A. Black TuesdayBlack Tuesday B. Crazy FridayCrazy Friday C. Horrible TuesdayHorrible Tuesday D. Terrible ThursdayTerrible Thursday

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