Question

How was the American economy during the 1920s different from that of Europe?

3. How did hyperinflation after World War I affect Germany's economy?


4. What event signaled the start of the Great Depression in the United States?


5. How was Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal different from policies the U.S. government adopted earlier in the Great Depression?


6. Who was John Maynard Keynes, and how did he propose to decrease unemployment?


7. How did the Great Depression affect the political systems of Germany and Russia?



Expand your thinking on questions raised in this activity.........
8. How was the global depression of the 1920s and 1930s an example of how one country's economic crisis is capable of impacting the whole world?



9. What ultimately helped improve the U.S. economy during the Great Depression? What made this plan of action effective?

Answer 1

After the war, the United States had a booming economy. Unemployment was low, and Americans secured loans to purchase new consumer goods such as cars and radios. In Europe, however, the war had taken its toll.