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Cambridge IGCSE History

DS-D3What were the causes and consequences of the Wall Street Crash?

What were the causes and consequences of the Wall Street Crash? in Cambridge IGCSE History: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Specified content: the Wall Street Crash and its financial, economic and social effects; Hoover's reaction; the 1932 presidential election and the two candidates' programmes.

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. DS-D3.1Assess how far speculation was responsible for the Crash.
  2. DS-D3.2Explain the impact of the Crash on the economy.
  3. DS-D3.3Explain the social consequences of the Crash.
  4. DS-D3.4Explain why Roosevelt won the 1932 election.

Lessons

  • The Wall Street Crash, the Depression and the 1932 election

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What were the causes and consequences of the Wall Street Crash?: sample question

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What was meant by 'buying on the margin'?

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