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11.62 Causes and Global Effects of the Great Depression Worksheet

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Causes and Global Effects of the Great Depression: Determine which economic indicator, policy, international factor, or sequence best explains the causes, spread, and human impact of the Great Depression. Aligned to Broad national and selected state U.S. History alignment: C3 Framework; CCSS Literacy in History/Social Studies 11-12; AP U.S. History; NAEP U.S. History; selected CA, NY, MA, FL, and TX frameworks where applicable. 11.62 - Causes and Global Effects of the Great Depression: Determine which economic indicator, policy, international factor, or sequence best explains the causes, spread, and human impact of the Great Depression. Standards references: C3 D2.Eco.10-12.9-12; CCSS RH.11-12.3, RH.11-12.7; APUSH Period 7; NAEP Theme 3; CA HSS 11.6; NY 11.7; FL SS.912.A.5.

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Stimulus: A family loses wages when a factory cuts output. They cannot pay rent, move into temporary housing, and later travel to find seasonal work. Which sequence best connects economic causes to human impact?

AFalling demand led to layoffs, income loss, housing insecurity, and migration

BMigration caused factories to overproduce luxury goods

CHousing insecurity created the stock market boom

DSeasonal work ended unemployment before layoffs occurred

Solution & Explanation:The sequence moves from macroeconomic demand to personal consequences: job loss, unstable housing, and migration for work.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Stimulus: In several countries, Depression-era unemployment and falling confidence in existing institutions increased support for radical political alternatives. Which statement is most historically responsible?

AEconomic crisis could destabilize politics, but outcomes depended on national institutions, leaders, and choices

BEconomic hardship made one political outcome inevitable everywhere

CPolitics did not change anywhere during the Depression

DDemocracies always became stronger simply because unemployment rose

Solution & Explanation:The Depression created pressures that could weaken democratic institutions, but political outcomes varied by country and context.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Stimulus: A graph shows housing starts declining several years before the stock market crash while consumer debt rises. Which thesis best uses both trends?

AThe economy had no weaknesses before the crash

BHousing decline proves tariffs were the only cause

CThe economy showed signs of weakening demand and rising household vulnerability before 1929

DRising debt meant every household was financially secure

Solution & Explanation:Housing decline suggests slowing demand in a major sector, while rising debt shows households were more exposed if incomes fell.

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