Y11: 1-15. The Great Depression

Today you are going to look at the Great Depression and how it impacted on international relations…

League of Nations

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During the 1920’s people became hopeful that there may be lasting peace in Europe after all. Apart from International Agreements, the League’s good intentions and a general sense of goodwill and cooperation, economic recovery also contributed to world peace.

The following notes explain how “Economic recovery helped world peace”

Find the box below in your “League of Nations” booklet, p.50. Then fill in the missing information:

SOLUTION

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Unfortunately, the hopes for peace were soon dashed… In 1929 a worldwide economic depression started that had devastating consequences for world cooperation…

Important consequences of the Great Depression can be summarized as follows:

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Let’s examine what the Great Depression was all about – i.e.:

• what it was…?
• how it happened…?
• what its consequences were…?

Below is a very short overview that answers all three questions above in brief!

The Great Depression explained in 2 minutes – What is The Great Depression and how it come about? (2:17 minutes long)

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Let’s look at the Great Depression in more detail by means of a few video clips that explains the stock market, its collapse and the impact it had on world economies…

The GREAT DEPRESSION in 4 Minutes. (3:42 minutes long)

How The Stock Exchange Works (For Dummies). (3:33 minutes long)

The Great Depression Explained in One Minute. (1:29 minutes long)

Wall Street Crash – Great Depression. (2:37 minutes long)

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“The Great Depression”, p.53-54.

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Use pages 55-57 in your League of Nations booklet…

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Here is a final overview of the Great Depression and its significance…

The Great Depression & the League of Nations. (12:59 minutes long)

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Answer the following questions:

The questions are also on p.52 of your “League of Nations” booklet.

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1929 Wall Street Stock Market Crash. (10:05 minutes long)

Teacher Talks – The Wall Street Crash – Watch, Revise, Repeat. (15:50 minutes long)

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