Great Depression Causes – Flowchart Study Guide

Great Depression flowchart tracing three causes through to the economic collapse: unequal distribution of wealth, overproduction of goods and buying stock on margin.
Grades
Grades 7–10
File type
Microsoft Word
Editable
Yes

Updated Aug 22, 2022

Subject
History: World, History, Social Studies
Topic
Great Depression, History
Resource types
Graphic Organizers
Editable
Yes

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About this resource

This Great Depression Causes Flowchart details important information about this piece of history in an organized way.

The flowchart is broken down into 3 sections:

  • - Unequal distribution of wealth

  • - Overproduction of goods

  • - Buying stock on margin

This serves as a great study guide for students.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Trace how unequal wealth, overproduction and margin buying each led to the Great Depression

  • Explain the link between buying stock on margin and the 1929 collapse

Teaching tips

  • Because the Word file is editable, boxes in one or more chains could be cleared for students to complete from their notes.

Skills covered

  • Cause-and-effect reasoning — following each chain from its starting condition to the Depression

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Great Depression

  • Overproduction

  • Buying on margin

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