What were the causes and effects of the Great Depression? Use
all of the following terms/concepts/names in your one-two page
paper.
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Securities and Exchange Commission
Stock Market
Shantytowns
Unemployment
Overproduction
Undercomsumption
False prosperity
Credit
Speculation
New Deal
How
did the U.S. government respond to the challenges of the Great
Depression and World War II with a more interventionist role in the
economy and society? How did the messages of sacrifice, service,
and community manifest during these two crises?
What is the historical significance of the Great Depression?
What are the causes and consequences of the Great Depression?
Explain how the Great Depression
became a global crisis and shaped world history.
Look into the period of the Great Depression and summarize the
causes and events that led the economy to the Great Depression. Are
there similarities with the economy then and the economy now? Do
you feel that another Great Depression is ever possible?
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Looking back how did the cultural products of the
Great Depression serve to reflect, shape, and assuage Americans’
fears and concerns during this volatile period? How do our cultural
products—such as books, movies, and music—reflect and reinforce our
values in our own times? What was the New Deal? the 2nd New Deal?
Any difference in them? Did Roosevelt face any challenges with the
African Americans? What is going on there? Do we see any impact of
these today? Let'