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Section 1 Notetaking Study Guide Question to Think About As you read Section 1 in your textbook and take notes, keep this section focus question in mind: Why did the economy collapse after the stock market crash?
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this chart to record key information from the section. Some information has been filled in to get you started. Hoover and the Crash The Collapsing Economy

• Problems with the U.S. economy started in the late 1920s . • Major industries were declining, but stock prices were still __________________. This encouraged risky investments by __________________________________________ . • When stock prices started falling, margin buyers _____________________________ . • The stock market crashed on _______________________, known as Black Tuesday. The Great Depression Begins

• The Great Depression was a major economic and __________________ disaster that affected the entire country. • The Great Depression lasted ______ years and was triggered by the _____________ . • One problem that caused the Great Depression was __________________. Factories produced more goods than people could afford to buy. • The __________________ crisis also contributed to the Depression. Banks closed because farmers could not repay loans and from losses in the stock market crash . • People had less money because ___________________________________________ .

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From 1929 to 1933, the unemployment rate went from ________ to ________ percent. The number of people without jobs was about __________________. With little or no money, many people lacked adequate food, shelter, and clothing . The Great Depression was a time of widespread ______________________________ . Hoover Responds

• At first, President Hoover’s advisers recommended doing ______________________ . They believed the Depression was temporary . • Hoover’s first measures encouraged businesses and local governments—but not the _____________ government—to take the lead to help people. He also urged private ____________________ to set up _________________________________________ . • As the Depression worsened, he created the _________________________________ in 1932 to provide __________________ to key industries and local governments. • The treatment of the _____________________________ further damaged Hoover’s popularity.

Refer to this page to answer the Chapter 23 Focus Question on page 363.

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