AP European HistoryThe Great Depression

Instructions: Study the economic data below. Add any annotations or questions you have next to each graph or chart. At the end, you will be asked some questions related to the causes and nature of the Great Depression.

German inflation, 1919-1923

U.S Commodity Prices, 1919-1932

Change in economic indicators 1929–32United States Great Britain France Germany

Industrial production −46% −23% −24% −41%

Wholesale prices −32% −33% −34% −29%

Foreign trade −70% −60% −54% −61%

Unemployment +607% +129% +214% +232%

Industrial Production, 1925-1940

AP European History Name: __________________________________________The Great Depression

1. Identify and briefly explain 5-6 factors that explain why the world was plunged into its worst economic depression starting in 1929.

2. Provide a 3-4 sentence interpretation that emphasizes a particular factor or set of factors to explain the cause of the Great Depression.

3. Identify and briefly explain 3-4 features of the Great Depression.

4. Assess the impact of the Great Depression on politics and diplomacy, 1929-1939.

5. How effectively did the democracies deal with the Depression? Which nation or region proved most resilient in the face of this challenge?