Friday, April 17, 2009

Great Depression Questions


1. What were the political and economic causes of the Great Depression?
2. To what extent was Wall Street’s crash responsible for the Great Depression?
3. How effective was Hoover at battling the Great Depression?
4. How effective was the New Deal at combating the problems of the Great Depression?
5. What was the political impact of the Great Depression?
6. Describe the criticisms of the New Deal.
7. Compare and contrast the Great Depression in Canada and the United States?
8. How did the Great Depression affect various groups of Americans?
9. How was popular culture affected by the Great Depression?

"Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task." ~William James