Causes and Consequences of the Great Depression

Martina in front of a modern day soup kitchen; charities like these were critical during the Great Depression

Martina and Terrence left the Roaring Twenties excited about jazz music, the Charleston, bobbed hair, and speakeasies. This was a decade that marked American progress. In stark contrast, the duo are about to witness the stock market crash, a crumbling of the federal bank system, and consequences of higher tariffs. Join Martina and Terrence as they travel through a dark period in American history called the Great Depression.

Essential Questions

• What factors lead to the Great Depression?
• What effects did the Great Depression have on American society?
• How was the New Deal an attempt to fix issues from the Great Depression and change the role of the government?