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What Caused It, What Followed is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on probable causes and effects of a development, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.14.3-5. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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What Caused It, What Followed

D2.His.14.3-5

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Answer key — What Caused It, What Followed

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A minister broadcasting an admission — An effect of the change 2. A shortage of bricks and timber — A cause of the change 3. Councils recommending building upward — An effect of the change 4. Materials allocated by where damage was worst — A cause of the change
  2. 2.1. A decision to build through councils — A cause of the change 2. Historians arguing about the causes — An effect of the change 3. Letters complaining of six-year waits — An effect of the change 4. Public opinion putting housing first — A cause of the change
  3. 3.1. A trade agreement securing timber — A cause of the change 2. A waiting list of 11,600 families — An effect of the change 3. Four million homes destroyed or damaged — A cause of the change 4. Only 140,000 homes built in a year — An effect of the change

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.14.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.