39. Unit 8-3: Causes Of The Great Depression (part 1) Question Preview (ID: 51307)


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According to the video there were _________factors that triggered the Great Depression.
a) 6
b) 4
c) 3
d) 7

One of the triggers for the Great Depression is _____________________. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.
a) Greed
b) Income Disparity
c) Competition
d) Overproduction

The workers were paid very low wages; therefore, they have very little money to spend to ___________.
a) Invest
b) Buy goods
c) Travel
d) Expand

Another factor leading to the Great Depression is _______________; forming an opinion or theory about what you “think” may happen with a company without firm evidence.
a) Over Speculation
b) Over lending
c) Gambling
d) Borrowing too much money

Speculation is essentially a form of gambling.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Another factor contributing to the Great Depression is people Buying on the Margin. This involves borrowing money from the bank to ____________in the Stock Market.
a) Gamble
b) Invest
c) Contribute
d) Negotiate

When the markets collapsed and the people could not repay their loans the banks_______________.
a) Got stimulus money
b) Got money from government
c) Got bailouts
d) Closed

In theory, a normal economy would not have made so many “high risk” loans.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The government created an “irrational exuberance” . They wanted people to think you could make fast money and the economy would continue to ____________.
a) Grow
b) Collapse
c) Invest
d) Borrow money

The government set the stage for the Great Depression by setting the interest rates __________ and making so many loans to people who could not repay them.
a) High
b) Low
c)
d)

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