5 causes of the Great Depression

Stock Market Crash of 1929, Bank Failures, Reduction in Purchasing Across the Board, American Economic Policy with Europe, and Drought Conditions

1. The Stock Market Crashed

2. Bank Failures

3. People stopped buying stuff because they were too scared after the market crashed.

4. There was a high tax on imports and the economic started to go down.

5. The Dust Bowl. It made farmers loose their farms and they went into debt.