The Great Depression: Causes and Effects
This worksheet explores the major causes, key events, and lasting effects of the Great Depression in the United States.
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The Great Depression: Causes and Effects
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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful answers based on your knowledge of the Great Depression.
1. Which of the following was a major cause of the Great Depression?
Increased government spending
Overproduction and underconsumption
Strong international trade relations
Low tariffs on imported goods
2. The Dust Bowl primarily affected which region of the United States?
The Pacific Northwest
The Great Plains
The Industrial Northeast
The Deep South
3. The stock market crash of 1929 is often referred to as .
4. President implemented the New Deal programs to combat the Great Depression.
5. A shantytown built by homeless people during the Great Depression was often called a .
6. The Great Depression led to a significant increase in international trade.
True
False
7. The New Deal programs completely ended the Great Depression.
True
False
8. Describe the impact of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act on the global economy during the Great Depression.
9. Explain how the concept of 'buying on margin' contributed to the stock market crash.
Match each term with its correct description.
10. Social Security Act
a. Provided jobs for young men in conservation projects
11. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
b. Established a national system of unemployment insurance and old-age pensions
12. Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
c. Aimed to raise crop prices by paying farmers to leave land uncultivated