Question

visual summary
directions: complete the graphic organizer below.
causes
great depression
early course of the depression

Explanation:

For the "Causes" section, these are key factors that led to the 1929 start of the Great Depression: overspeculation in the stock market, excessive consumer debt, weak banking systems, agricultural overproduction and price collapse, and the restrictive Smoot-Hawley Tariff. For the "Early Course of the Depression" section, these are core events in the immediate aftermath (1929-1933): the 1929 stock market crash, widespread bank failures, skyrocketing unemployment (peaking at ~25% in 1933), mass homelessness and breadlines, and a sharp global economic contraction.

Answer:

CAUSES:

1. Stock market overspeculation and the 1929 crash
2. High consumer and corporate debt
3. Unregulated, fragile banking system
4. Agricultural overproduction and falling crop prices
5. Smoot-Hawley Tariff restricting global trade

EARLY COURSE OF THE DEPRESSION:

1. 1929 Black Tuesday stock market crash
2. Widespread bank failures (10,000+ by 1933)
3. Unemployment reaches 25% of U.S. workforce
4. Mass homelessness, breadlines, and food insecurity
5. Severe global economic downturn and trade collapse