Great Depression Questions

1. To what extent was the Wall Street Crash a cause of the Great Depression of 1929? Support your argument with specific examples from one country of the region. (2007)

2. Analyse the effect of the Great Depression on women and minorities in one country in the region.

3. Analyse the effect of the Great Depression on culture in one country in the region.

4. In what ways and with what results, did Canada address the problems of the Great Depression

5. Assess the impact of the Great Depression on the society of any two countries of the region. Provide specific examples to support your answer. (2002)

6. With reference to one country of the region, analyse the causes of the Great Depression and assess the political impact of the Great Depression on that country. (2005)

7. “FDR’s greatest achievement was to make a more financially secure U.S.” To what extent do you agree with this statement. (2011)

8. In what ways, and with what success, did the government of one country in the region [the Americas] try to solve the problems of the Great Depression? (2009)

9. Why was there opposition to the New Deal policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt? (2010)

10. “The Great Depression changed governments’ views of their role and responsibility.” With reference to two countries of the region, to what extent do you agree with this statement? (2008)