Causes of the Great Depression

  1. “Sick” Industries, Merger Mania, and Weak Regulation
  2. Overproduction and Underconsumption
  3. Overexpansion of Farming
  4. Easy Credit and Buying on the Margin
  5. Unequal Distribution of Wealth and Taxes
  6. Hoarding of Money
  7. Bank Failures and Runs
  8. International: World War I debts and Tariffs


TASK: explain your assigned cause to the class, visually and orally. What are some other causes you can think of?