Slide 1 Slide 2 What goes up must come down! Essential Question—How did economic choices made in the 1920s lead to the stock market crash and the Great Depression? Slide…

The Great Depression Begins Chapter 22 The Nationâs Sick Economy Section 1 Economic Troubles on the Horizon During the 1920s, the economy boomed. But there were economic…

Chapter 17 Chapter 5 Inflation and the Price Level McGraw-Hill/Irwin ©2009 The McGraw-Hill Companies, All Rights Reserved 5-‹#› © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2009…

THE GREAT DEPRESSION Industries in Trouble Key basic industries barely made profits Railroads, Textiles, and Steel Mining and Lumbering needed for war No longer needed People…

* Inflation and the Price Level * The Monetary System A monetary system establishes two different types of standardization in the economy Unit of value—a common unit for…