1. What caused the Great Depression?
DBQ

2. Between 1929 and 1940, the US suffered from the greatest economic depression in its history. Millions of people- men and women, black, white, Hispanic, and Asian, rich and poor- were out of work, or afraid that they soon would be. This DBQ asks you to determine the causes of this nightmare.

3. #1 Look through the 11 Documents
Read the documents SLOWLY. On your sheet of paper, record the main idea of each document.
THEN, organize the documents based on causes. One or more may be context documents.
Clearly state how each cause contributed to the decline of the economy.

4. #2
Decide which causes of the Great Depression were the most important. Was there any one cause that you think was at the bottom of the problem? Why? CREATE- your argument- write you argument in a paragraph, and have a mini-thesis!