The Great Depression: Causes & Everyday Consequences — Drills · Grade 8 Social Studies
Chapter: World War I, the 1920s & DepressionWhat these drills covers
By the end of The Great Depression: Causes & Everyday Consequences you should be able to:
- I can distinguish a stock crash from an economic depression.
- I can explain a historical claim using relevant evidence and acknowledge its limits.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: context, corroboration, interpretation, contraction, bank run.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
It does not describe banking failures, credit contraction, spending, international pressures, or policy responses. Explain how these affected production and employment.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
Savings, debt, occupation, location, discrimination, and support networks vary. A national unemployment figure does not describe every family’s resources.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
Land use, soil exposure, vegetation, and economic pressures shaped vulnerability. Weather and human choices interacted rather than acting independently.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
Relief assists people facing hardship; recovery restores broader economic activity. A program can help households without ending the national downturn.