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SSUSH17

SSUSH17 – The student will analyze the causes and consequences of the Great Depression.

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

b. Explain the impact of the drought in the creation of the Dust Bowl.

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

SSUSH 17aThe Great Depression resulted from a combination of several factors including overproduction, overextension of consumer credit, under-consumption of consumer goods, and

SSUSH 17aThe Great Depression resulted from a combination of several factors including overproduction, overextension of consumer credit, under-consumption of consumer goods, and A. a rise in labor unions B. a westward population shift C. unchecked speculation in the stock market D. government regulation of big business

The Great Depression resulted from a combination of several factors including overproduction, overextension of consumer credit, underconsumption of consumer goods, and unchecked speculation in the stock market.

SSUSH17 – The student will analyze the causes and consequences of the Great Depression.

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

b. Explain the impact of the drought in the creation of the Dust Bowl.

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

**SSUSH 17bWhat was one major factor in the creation of the Dust Bowl?

**SSUSH 17bWhat was one major factor in the creation of the Dust Bowl? A. financial security B. widespread drought C. political mismanagement D. good farming practices

Widespread drought was a major factor in the creation of the Dust Bowl.

SSUSH17 – The student will analyze the causes and consequences of the Great Depression.

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

b. Explain the impact of the drought in the creation of the Dust Bowl.

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

**SSUSH 17bHow did human factors contribute to the environmental devastation caused by the Dust Bowl?

Humans contributed to the devastation of the Dust Bowl by not rotating crops which led to erosion.

**SSUSH 17bHow did human factors contribute to the environmental devastation caused by the Dust Bowl? A. Industry cleared farmland to build more factories. B. Farmers cleared forests for farmland, drying up soil. C. Factory pollution poisoned water used for irrigation. D. Farmers didn’t rotate crops, leading to erosion.

SSUSH17 – The student will analyze the causes and consequences of the Great Depression.

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

b. Explain the impact of the drought in the creation of the Dust Bowl.

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

SSUSH 17cWhy were the shantytowns of the Great Depression called Hoovervilles?

SSUSH 17cWhy were the shantytowns of the Great Depression called Hoovervilles? A. They were named to honor the success of the Hoover Administration. B. They showed political support for President Herbert Hoover. C. They expressed the political disillusionment of the unemployed. D. They were built near the boyhood home of Herbert Hoover.

The shantytowns of the Great Depression were called Hoovervilles to express the political disillusionment of the unemployed.

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