GRADE 9 SOCIAL STUDIES: Unit 3 – The Causes of the Great Depression
Name:___________________
1. Before we learn about the Great Depression, let’s look back at the 1920s and see what life was like in that decade:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfOR1XCMf7A&index=35&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s&safety_mode=true&safe=active&persist_safety_mode=1
2. Define the following terms:
STOCK
MARKET
STOCKS
SHARE
DIVIDEND
INTEREST
STOCK
EXCHANGE
3. Read page 87 and describe what happened on October 29, 1929.
4. Read pages 88 and 89 and watch the video below to determine the causes of the Great Depression:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCQfMWAikyU&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s
CAUSE / FACTOR
EXPLANATION