1. What were the causes of the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression? banks investing money, buying on margin, stock pools and watered stock, unrealistic view of the market - nobody thought the stock market would go down they always thought it was just gonna keep rising.. over production and under consumption of goods. government had no rules regulating the stock market. Weak banking system people kept losing money and going bankrupt. Lack of government regulation
2. What impact did the stock market crash and Great Depression have on the lives of people in the United States? Nothing was being built, car sales were really low, unemployment because all the businesses were shutting down. Construction was really slow because nobody had the money to build anything. People lost homes, jobs, and businesses. The vicious cycle of the great depression - people weren't buying goods, so business started losing money, and eventually they all shut down.
3. What did the United States government do to help alleviate the problems the Great Depression brought to our country?
President Hoover
Roosevelt-New Deal(Goals/1st and 2nd)
How did the New Deal impact the following: unemployed, young people, factory workers/labor unions, farmers, elderly/poor, homeowners, artists/musicians, women/African-American/Native Americans, banks, stock market, energy
4. What long lasting impact did the Great Depression have on Shelby County, Iowa, the US and world?
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