Name ______________________Class ____________________Date __________________Oklahoma: Our History Our HomeChapter 14 - 2Page 1 of 5GUIDED READINGOklahoma:Our History Our HomeChapter 14: The Roaring Twenties and the Great DepressionSection 2The Great DepressionDirections:Use the information from pages 364 - 374 to complete thefollowing.1.The confident ________________________ of the 1920s gave way to____________________ in the 1930s as the United States and much of the worldsettled into what came to be called the ________________________________________.2.A number of ________________ combined to cause the Great Depression ––– an______________________________ of goods, high _______________ oninternational trade, extensive use of _________________, and_________________ _________________ speculation.3.The overproduction of _______________ products was apparent in the early 1920s,causing many farmers to slow their ___________________.4.Many other people, though, rushed to ____________ the latest household items,radios, and automobiles, often on _________________, a “_____________________, _____________ _________________” option.5.International trade _________________ because of high _________________(taxes) imposed by the United States and other countries.6.The growing prosperity of the wealthiest Americans led to a rapid growth in the_________________ ___________________ (the place where shares of ownership–– stock –– in corporations are bought and sold) in the late 1920s.7.__________________ and ________________ bought stocks at _____________prices, believing the value of the stock would continue to _______________.8.In the fall of 1929, however, investors began to _____________ confidence in themarket and began ___________________ their stock.9.Investors began to _______________ as the value of the stocks droppeddramatically.10. On Tuesday, October 29, 1929, known as “_________________________________,” the stock market “_____________________” and stockprices plunged.
