Read “Events of the 1920s,” an explanation of the causes of the Depression by the author of the Liberalism Resurgent website (http://home.att.net/%7EResurgence/Events1920s.htm).

1		What events of the 1920s does he believe led to the Great Depression? How do his arguments compare to those in Where Historians Disagree?

Now read “The Great Crash and the Great Slump” (http://econ161.berkeley.edu/TCEH/Slouch_Crash14.html),

2		an explanation of the causes of the Depression by an economist from Berkeley. How does his argument differ from those we have already considered? How is it the same? What seem to be the crucial points of debate for historians and economists considering this topic

How might the debates over the causes of the Depression affect current economic policies? For one answer, read “The Crash of 1929: Could it Happen Again?” (http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=2485).

3		What does this author cite as the causes of the Great Depression? How does he use his arguments in his consideration of the American economy in 1999? Do you find his arguments compelling? Why or why not?

Other sites with primary and secondary sources on the Great Depression include:

4		Documenting America http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html. The Library of Congress’ collection of photos from the Great Depression. The Great Depression in the United States: From a Neo-Classical Perspective (http://minneapolisfed.org/research/qr/qr2311.html) – an economic analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Quarterly Review Black Thursday: October 24, 1929 (http://sac.uky.edu/%7Emsunde00/hon202/p4/nyt.html) – A site with newspaper headlines from the days leading up to the Depression.