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SSUSH17Great Depression Causes and Effects

Analyze the causes and consequences of the Great Depression.

Appears in: Social Studies, High School

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Expectations

  • SSUSH17.a

    Describe the causes, including overproduction, underconsumption, and stock market speculation that led to the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.

  • SSUSH17.b

    Explain factors (include over-farming and climate) that led to the Dust Bowl and the resulting movement and migration west.

  • SSUSH17.c

    Explain the social and political impact of widespread unemployment that resulted in developments such as Hoovervilles.

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Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.