The Stock Market Crash - The Great Depression

Question 1

What is the Great Depression

Answer 1

The Great Depression was a worldwide socio-economic crisis that began in 1929 and lasted through the 1930s into the Second World War

It was a period of high unemployment, bank closer and economic failure

In a cultural sense, the Great Depression is characterized by exhaustion, confusion, and tension, but also perseverance

Question 2

How did it start

Answer 2

The Stock Market Crash
Overproduction
Credit
Drought (The Dust Bowl)

Question 3

How did it affect farmers

Answer 3

Farmers were hit especially hard, losing land and livelihoods

Drought and Dust Storms:
Low Wheat Prices:
Farm Failures and Abandonment:
Migration:

Question 4

How were families affected

Answer 4

families struggled to make ends meet, leading to decreased birth rates and marriage rates.

Poverty and Hunger:
Loss of Jobs:
Reduced Birth Rates:
Children’s Suffering

Question 5

Life in Canada during the Great Depression

Answer 5

Economic Hardship:
Unemployment and Homelessness:
Social Impact:
Government Response:
The “Dirty Thirties”: