The Causes of the Great Depression


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What are the 5 Causes of the Great Depression?

The 5 Causes of the Great Depression are _________,__________, ____________, and ____________.

Which cause do you think was the the greatest effect in causing the Great Depression? Why?


The cause that had the greatest effect in causing the Great Depression was _________________ because _______________.

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PAIRS READINGS

Work with your partner to read the articles.  Each article is broken into 3 parts.  We will read them part by part.  Read silently and then circle the 3 words you think sum up the 1st section the best.  Share these words with your partner and determine which words are best together.  Then write a sentence using these three words to summarize this section.  Share this sentence with your partner and discuss which sentence is the best summary.  Repeat for each section.
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Historical Parallels

How did you feel at the beginning of the Yee Haw activity?  Why?  I felt __________ because _________________.

What happened when the game shifted?  Did you expect this to happen?  When the game shifted I __________________.



How did Yee Haw capture the Stock Market crash?  The game captured the Stock Market crash by __________________.

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