Causes of the Great Depression

The Great Depression was one of the worst economic eras in the history of the
United States. It impacted everything from job availability to migration patterns.
As you read about the Great Depression, fill in details about each of the five
contributing factors below.

International Weak Economy

Debt

Contributing Factors to
the Great Depression

Unbalanced
Banking Crisis Business System

Poor Distribution of
purchasing power
U.S. History Standards Addressed:

11.6 Students analyze the different explanations for the Great Depression and how the New Deal
fundamentally changed the role of the federal government.
11.6.2 Understand the explanations of the principal causes of the Great Depression and the steps
taken by the Federal Reserve, Congress, and Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin
Delano Roosevelt to combat the economic crisis.