Listed below are 12 recognized causes of the Great Depression. Create a ranking list of them in order based on relative CAUSALITY. Read pages 848-850 and Rank the MOST important cause first and the LEAST important last. It is logical to start at the two extremes and work towards the middle in a uniform pattern. WRITE the causes in the right-hand column. Unequal distribution of wealth
Overexpansion of agricultural production leftover from WWI.
Overproduction of industrial output
Automation
Unregulated banking practices
American tariff policies
Impact of European and the world economy
Monopolistic pricing
Philosophy and policies of the Harding through Hoover administrations
Overexpansion of credit
Stock market speculation
European economic conditions