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Unit 8 The Great Depression To prepare for the unit test use this wiki to complete your study guide and study the vocabulary words on Quizlet.

There will be an **//essay question/promp//**t that will involve discussing the changes that occurred in the United States because of the crash of the stock market. To help you prepare consider the following topics/areas for your essay. The proper format for an essay would include a thesis statement, supporting paragraphs and a conclusion. Each time that you change your thought, idea or topic you should start a new paragraph. This is how you will demonstrate you depth of knowledge on this unit.
 * Life in the Roaring Twenties
 * farmers
 * The Harlem Renaissance (result of the Great Migration of 1910-1920)
 * prohibition
 * consumer debt
 * speculation
 * The crash of the stock market in 1929
 * Contrast the ways that Hoover and Roosevelt handed the Great Depression
 * The New Deal
 * programs
 * Life during the Great Depression
 * unemployment/homelessness
 * migration
 * riding the rails
 * The end of the Great Depression

**In the text book Chapter 26, pages 726-751 and 757-759**  













