"The business of America is business."

- President Calvin Coolidge

       1)  Go to the following website and read the "Top 5" causes of The Great Depression" and answer the following  questions in a word document.

  • What were the top five causes?  Explain them in your own words.
  • Was there anything anyone could have done to prevent these causes?Why or why not?Be very specific with your answers.
  • If you were a historian teaching someone else about The Great Depression what lessons/advice would you recommend to them based off of the causes you have read?

       2)  Go to the following website and read about the New Deal Programs.

  • What were the New Deal programs meant to do?
  • Do any of them sound familiar?
  • Which of these programs do you believe were a good idea and why?
  • Which of these programs do you believe were a bad idea and why?
Submit the answers to the above questions on the next page.