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Title: Causes of the Great Depression

Date: October 16, 2014



Write down the
Topical Essential Question.
(1.2.f) SWBAT identify
& analyze the causes
of the Great Depress.
and the immediate
impacts it had on
American society.

DOL: Given an exit
card (80% accuracy)
SW 1. Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph on
the following topic:
Causes of the Great
Depression

T-EQ: What impact can
economic problems have
on a nation?

O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?
economically?
CAUSES OF
THE GREAT
DEPRESSION
HIGH TARIFFS
AND WAR
DEBTS
OVER
PRODUCTION
UNEQUAL

DISTRIBUTION
OF WEALTH
AGRICULTURE
Financial
Irresponsibility:
Credit and
Installment plans
STOCK MARKET
CRASH AND
FINANCIAL PANIC
(1.2.f) SWBAT identify
& analyze the causes
of the Great Depress.
and the immediate
impacts it had on
American society.

DOL: Given an exit
card (80% accuracy)
SW 1. Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph on
the following topic:
Causes of the Great
Depression

T-EQ: What impact can
economic problems have
on a nation?

O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?
economically?
CFU: What factors contributed
to the Stock Market Crash of
1929?

The irresponsible spending
through installment plans and
credit led to increase in sales, but limited profit.

This contributed to all of the following:
Inflated stock prices and over-speculation
Businesses to close
Increased Unemployment
Stock Market Crash
(1.2.f) SWBAT identify
& analyze the causes
of the Great Depress.
and the immediate
impacts it had on
American society.

DOL: Given an exit
card (80% accuracy)
SW 1. Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph on
the following topic:
Causes of the Great
Depression

T-EQ: What impact can
economic problems have
on a nation?

O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?
economically?
Despite the overarching
superficial prosperity of the
1920s, many did benefit of the
economic success.

The majority of these individuals were major
corporation stock holders and big business
owners.
The top 1-2% of society saw significant increases in
income
The remainder of the population only saw a small
increase in income
Draw a Connection: Do you feel that there is an unequal
distribution of wealth today? Justify your response.
(1.2.f) SWBAT identify
& analyze the causes
of the Great Depress.
and the immediate
impacts it had on
American society.

DOL: Given an exit
card (80% accuracy)
SW 1. Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph on
the following topic:
Causes of the Great
Depression

T-EQ: What impact can
economic problems have
on a nation?

O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?
economically?
Analyze this chart: Based upon this chart,
how do you think the prices of crops were
impacted after World War I?
(1.2.f) SWBAT identify
& analyze the causes
of the Great Depress.
and the immediate
impacts it had on
American society.

DOL: Given an exit
card (80% accuracy)
SW 1. Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph on
the following topic:
Causes of the Great
Depression

T-EQ: What impact can
economic problems have
on a nation?

O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?
economically?
Agri. depression in early 1920's
contributed to an urban migration

U.S. farmers lost agri. markets
in postwar Europe

Farmers could not pay mortgages and lost
their farms

However this caused farmers to move to cities,
work in factories and contribute to the
consumer craze.

The economic downturn began with the
increased unemployment of farm workers and
decrease in raw materials for mass production
(1.2.f) SWBAT identify
& analyze the causes
of the Great Depress.
and the immediate
impacts it had on
American society.

DOL: Given an exit
card (80% accuracy)
SW 1. Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph on
the following topic:
Causes of the Great
Depression

T-EQ: What impact can
economic problems have
on a nation?

O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?
economically?
There were a number of
immediate impacts of the
Great Depression

These include:

Decreased Consumer
Spending

Shantytowns

Media Coverage

(1.2.f) SWBAT identify
& analyze the causes
of the Great Depress.
and the immediate
impacts it had on
American society.

DOL: Given an exit
card (80% accuracy)
SW 1. Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph on
the following topic:
Causes of the Great
Depression

T-EQ: What impact can
economic problems have
on a nation?

O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?
economically?
0-5: Consumer Spending?

The consumerism of the 1920s dropped as a
result of the high unemployment rate.

This further impacted businesses, as their
sales/profits decreased

Led to further business failure and
unemployment
Critical Thinking: What are 3 things you expect people to continue to
buy? What are 2 things people would give up?
(1.2.f) SWBAT identify
& analyze the causes
of the Great Depress.
and the immediate
impacts it had on
American society.

DOL: Given an exit
card (80% accuracy)
SW 1. Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph on
the following topic:
Causes of the Great
Depression

T-EQ: What impact can
economic problems have
on a nation?

O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?
economically?
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FOOD HOUSING CLOTHING AUTO MEDICAL
1929
1933
Effect of the Depression on consumer
spending 1929-1933 in billions of dollars
Hypothesize: Why do you think consumer spending
decreased so much during this time? Justify.
(1.2.f) SWBAT identify
& analyze the causes
of the Great Depress.
and the immediate
impacts it had on
American society.

DOL: Given an exit
card (80% accuracy)
SW 1. Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph on
the following topic:
Causes of the Great
Depression

T-EQ: What impact can
economic problems have
on a nation?

O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?
economically?
Just before the Stock Market
crash, Republican President
Herbert Hoover is quoted
saying:

We in America today are nearer
to the final triumph over
poverty than ever before in the
history of any land. The
poorhouse is vanishing from
among us. 1928

Evaluate this quote: Do you
think Hoover had a good
understanding of the
economy during the 1920s?
Justify your response with 2
reasons.


(1.2.f) SWBAT identify
& analyze the causes
of the Great Depress.
and the immediate
impacts it had on
American society.

DOL: Given an exit
card (80% accuracy)
SW 1. Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph on
the following topic:
Causes of the Great
Depression

T-EQ: What impact can
economic problems have
on a nation?

O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?
economically?
0-5: Shantytown?
little towns consisting of
shacks made from spare parts
of buildings and scraps.

Sprang up in the middle of
cities across the US

Consisted of families and
individuals who were
unemployed

Became known as
Hoovervilles named after
Hoover, since people largely
blamed him for the
Depression.

(1.2.f) SWBAT identify
& analyze the causes
of the Great Depress.
and the immediate
impacts it had on
American society.

DOL: Given an exit
card (80% accuracy)
SW 1. Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph on
the following topic:
Causes of the Great
Depression

T-EQ: What impact can
economic problems have
on a nation?

O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?
economically?
As if matters werent bad
enough, the media fueled the
panic

Newspapers and radios
consistently updated people on
the ailing economy, further scaring people from
spending their money
This then caused the economy to decline
further, leading to more problems
Critical Thinking: Does the media continue to do
this today? Give one example to justify your
response.
(1.2.f) SWBAT identify
& analyze the causes
of the Great Depress.
and the immediate
impacts it had on
American society.

DOL: Given an exit
card (80% accuracy)
SW 1. Answer 3 MC
questions 2. Write a
SEEC paragraph on
the following topic:
Causes of the Great
Depression

T-EQ: What impact can
economic problems have
on a nation?

O-EQ: What social,
political, and economic
changes took place in
America during the
decade of the 1930s?
economically?

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