Why did the Great Depression Happen?

Stock Market Crash, Overproduction, Reparations

The Ruhr Valley was...

Germany's industrial & mining region

Why was it a problem people bought stocks with loans?

When the stock lost money, they could not pay the bank back

The German people began to follow an extremist leader because....

They would follow anyone who gave them hope.

The League of nations was weak because....

USA never joined, Germany and Russia were not allowed in

What was the Kellog Briand Pact?

An agreement to never declare war

What changed about the US economy because of the new deal?

The government created thousands of jobs

Why was the 1920s economic recovery dangerous?

It relied too much on borrowed money

What was the Dawes Plan?

A set of loans from US to Germany

Why did the stock market crash?

People bought stocks with loans

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1
Why did the Great Depression Happen?
Stock Market Crash
Overproduction
Reparations
Communism
2
Why did communism become popular around the world in the 1920s?
The Russian Revolution Spread
Reparation Payments
They were tired of voting
3
The Ruhr Valley was...
Germany's capital
Great Britain's Agricultural district
Germany's industrial & mining region
A river valley in France
4
Why was it a problem people bought stocks with loans?
When the stock lost money, they could not pay the bank back
The banks did not have enough money to support the loans
The interest rates skyrocketed
The people essentially stole money from the banks
5
Where did the Great Depression happen?
The World
Germany
France
USA
6
The German people began to follow an extremist leader because....
They wanted to be like the USSR
They hated capitalism
They would follow anyone who gave them hope.
They all became communists
7
Why did Communism become popular during the Great Depression (1930's)?
People were desperate
They did not want to work anymore
They saw how great Russia was doing
8
The League of nations was weak because....
USA never joined
Germany and Russia were not allowed in
lacked organization
France didn't join
9
What was the Kellog Briand Pact?
An agreement to never declare war
An agreement to reduce pollution
An agreement to annex Germany from League
An agreement to subsidize raw materials
10
What changed about the US economy because of the new deal?
More donor support from citizens
More freedom for private business
The government created thousands of jobs
The US took donations from other nations
11
During the peak of German inflation, 1 US dollar =
5000000 German Marks
100 German Marks
4.2 Trillion German Marks
200 million German Marks
12
After the Great Depression, this style of government gained popularity
Free enterprise
Communism
Laissez-Faire
Capitalism
13
Why was the 1920s economic recovery dangerous?
Nations weren't producing enough food
It relied too much on borrowed money
They didn't make weapons anymore
Industries were changing
14
What is a stock?
An investment in a company
A tax paid to the government
A loan for a company
A single share of a company
15
The major causes of the Great Depression were....
All of the above.
Economic Failures: Overproduction
Reparation Payments
The Stock Market Crash
16
The Weimar Republic was the government for which country?
Spain
Germany
France
Russia
17
The Treaty of Locarno caused people to believe in European ______________.
Prosperity
Capitalism
Peace
Communism
18
The New Deal created by FDR was a plan to fix the Depression in which country?
Germany
UK
USA
France
19
What was the Dawes Plan?
A set of loans from US to Germany
The French plan to take Ruhr Valley
A pact to allow Germany into the league of nations
The organization of nations to declare peace
20
Why did the stock market crash?
The companies sold fake stocks
The companies stopped making money
People bought stocks with loans
People stopped buying loans from new companies

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