Explain the domestic and international factors that led to the Great Depression. How did World War 1, the mass consumerism of the 1920s, and Laissez Faire economics contribute to the economic crisis?

• Sources for this prompt:
• American Yawp
• Fireside Chat on Banking Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933 (L8)
• Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed, 2009 (L8)
• Dust Bowl- Donald Worster (L8)
• For Outine: Use at least 2 of the sources listed above

Outline Instructions

The goals of this Outline are:

to sharpen your skills of critical analysis of sources, organization, and argumentation

to complete preliminary work for successful completion of your history exploration project

to use the feedback on this assignment to make improvements and adjustments to the module project

On this outline you will:

1. Choose a topic

• from the for the current module

1. Use Word:

• Place the topic question you chose at the top as the heading.
• Submit as a Word document. I cannot open Pages and I do not accept PDF. Deductions will apply to resubmissions. If you don’t have Word, .

1. Look at OUtline Framework and Sample Outline Assignment:

• Use the as a guide to build your outline, and review the to see about what your work should look like.

1. Thesis:

• provide a working thesis. Do NOT use AI to develop any part of the thesis (or any other part of the outline or project). A thesis will answer the question (all parts) and indicate subtopics that help to support the main argument. The thesis can be one or multiple sentences.

1. Sub-Topics and Organization:

• Identify the sub-topics of your body paragraphs and show an organizational framework.

1. Meaningful Use of Assigned Sources:

• Use at least 2 of the assigned sources for your topic question in the outline (the assigned sources are listed under your topic question).
• “Use” of a source in this class means incorporating short (not more than 2 sentences) direct quotes from each source you use. Quotes should provide unique, detailed information and ideas from the sources, not broad concepts that might be found in any source on the topic. Work that does not clearly make meaningful use of the assigned sources will not be graded.
• USE ONLY the sources provided in course content. No outside sources, no research (unless specific permission has been granted by the instructor).
• NOTE: The outline only requires use of 2 of the assigned sources, but your module project must make use of all the source required by your topic question (usually 4-5, identified with the topic question).
• Your work should be no more than about 20% direct quotes.

1. In-Text Citations and Works Cited:

• Include in-text citations anytime you use a source. This includes direct quotes and paraphrasing. Look at for what in-text citations should look like. Work that is not properly cited might not be graded.
• Provide a Works Cited for the sources used in the outline. The sources cited in-text and in the Works Cited should match.

1. Details, Examples, and Specifics:

• Include lots of specific examples and historical details to support your argument. Include dates, names, places, laws, people, stories, data, numbers. Think like a lawyer in a courtroom drama. You need multiple forms of specific evidence to prove your case. The details build the argument.

1. Length Requirement:

• Contain 400 words of original writing, half of which must be complete sentences that demonstrates your thoughts, analysis, and ideas. This is more than 400 words, but it meets or exceeds all the requirements.

1. Review Feedback:

• After submission, you will receive feedback from your instructor about your work here in order to help you create your best project.
• NOTE: You may decide, or your instructor may recommend, changes to the sources, organization, arguments or ideas before submission of your project. You will not be required to submit another outline to reflect these changes, simply apply the adjustments to the project.