the great depression

Question 1

when was the wall street crash

Answer 1

october 1929

Question 2

how did the depression cause problems in the USA

Answer 2

• 1929 the USA stopped lending money abroad and asked for loans to be payed back
• in 1930, 2000 banks had collapsed
• in 1933, 12 million people were unemployed

Question 3

how did the depression affect other countries

Answer 3

• many countries relied or were linked with the Americas economy

Question 4

how did the depression make the leagues work more difficult

Answer 4

• during the poverty crisis many people turned to dictators for support such as Hitler and Mussolini
• alot of powerful countries in the league were less willing to spend money on affairs abroad
• the economic downturn was also a factor in some political conflicts