CHANGES IN SOCIETY-The impacts of the Wall Street Crash 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe USA - twentieth century changeGCSEWJEC Created by: nimrahali12Created on: 16-08-16 22:58 What date was the wall street crash? October 1929 1 of 20 The panic selling of shares on Wall Street led to? a loss of confidence in the financial markets 2 of 20 Share prices crashed causing? the collapse of the US stock market 3 of 20 the events became known as? wall street crash 4 of 20 This lead to? great depression 5 of 20 What does wall street crash mean? the collapse of the American stock market in October 1929 6 of 20 What does great depression mean? the economic and social slump which followed the wall street crash 7 of 20 What does Hoovervilles mean? shanty towns built on the edges of cities by the unemployed during the Great depression , named after president Hoover 8 of 20 What does hobo mean? an unemployed wanderer searching for work 9 of 20 What were the four major impacts of the wall street crash? rising unemployment , depression in the cities , family life , depression in the countryside 10 of 20 Rising unemployment caused? factories , banks , businesses collapsed 11 of 20 Mid 1925 employment was? 1.5 million 12 of 20 Depression in the cities was that by 1933 1/3 of the workforce in the cities were? unemployed 13 of 20 Many could not pay their rent and became? homeless , forced to live in shanty towns called hoovervilles 14 of 20 Depression in the countryside was that farmers were unable to sell? produce and became bankrupt 15 of 20 Many were evicted and became? hobos searching for work 16 of 20 A drought in 1931 caused the soil in New Mexico to turn to? dust 17 of 20 Dust storms effected? 20 million hectares creating a "dust bowl" 18 of 20 Family life was that there was no system of social security so many were forced to? forced to rely on charity and handouts 19 of 20 There was a sharp rises of? suicides , fall of marriages and fall of birth rates 20 of 20
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