Lesson 6.01 Boom to Bust

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Introduction

Central Question: What social and economic conditions in America led to the Great Crash and subsequently, the Great Depression?

Listen to the song "Happy Days are Here Again" from Internet Archive while you complete the Explore Activity. This song was written in 1929 and remained popular throughout the 1930s. President Roosevelt used the song in his presidential campaign because of its upbeat tune and positive lyrics. He wanted people to know that he would get them through the economic decline and there would be "happy days" again.

6.01 Notes Outline should be completed as you view the lesson. You will submit your work at the end of the lesson.

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The abundance of the 1920s came to an abrupt end with the Stock Market Crash of October 1929. The crash had a ripple effect throughout the economy, triggering the Great Depression. Since national economies around the world had become interdependent upon one another, the decline in America, the world's leading economy, triggered a downward cycle in the global economy.