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    What Was the Exact Cause Of The Great Depression? The United States Great Depression leads many people to believe different stories about what actually caused it. The Stock Market Crash in October of 1929 is often referred to as the beginning of the Great Depression‚ but did it actually cause it? The answer is that it was the spark that lit the flame of the Great Depression. The Great depression was a financial decline that started in 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s. Its pinpoint was

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    1929; American society must face its greatest and harshest advisory‚ the Great Depression. At the same time it makes you wonder on how the American Politics‚ Economic and Society were driven to the ground; but when you look at the Great Depression itself‚ you will see that were numerous amounts of problems that caused the Great Depression. Even though there were numerous problems that were able to trigger the Great Depression; there are four main causes‚ which are the: stock market crashed‚ bank failure

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    The New Deal was made to try to save the economy from the effects of the Great Depression‚ there were some successes and some failures too. Lots of people had their different opinions rather if the New Deal was successful or if was a total failure. Most said that it was a success because he brought work for millions of people in government projects‚ Franklin Roosevelt rescued the Banking systems from collapsing ‚ and helped save capitalism. There were five points that proved that the New Deal

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    The great depression was a tragic event that lasted ten long years. It caused farmers to lose their farms and many people to become homeless. Although the great depression was a big part of history‚ I personally think it could have been prevented. All the wide ranging issues that caused the great depression were actions made by people. Stock speculation and mass selling‚ government policy decisions and income stratification all played a part in causing the great depression. What caused The Great

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    The Great Depression was a horrible thing people went through in the 30`s. people starved‚ it put at least 12 million people out of work‚ and put nearly 60% of Americans into poverty. However‚ the Great Depression forever changed how people lived for over 40 years. One of the main things it prompted was penny pinchers. The Great Depression put at least 12 million people out of work‚ and put nearly 60% of Americans into poverty. When the stock market crashed‚ many people could not get the money out

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    The Great Depression was the most severe and longest economic collapse in the history of the Western World (North America and Europe). The Great Depression started on October 29th 1929‚ also known as Black Tuesday. On this infamous day in not only the United States history but also most of the Western Worlds‚ the stock market crashed‚ resulting in the wipe out of over 40 percent of the monetary values of common stock. The Great Depression lasted almost 10 years‚ ending in April of 1939. Economically

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    the stock markets fell‚ and people jumped from buildings. The fear and anxiety that was struck into people left them in a shell shock. The Great Crash of 1929 was the United States most devastating era of history and became known as “ The Great Depression.”. It created fear for life‚ hatred for the Government‚ and the failure of everyday life. The day the stock market crashed was one of the most memorable times in the financial history of America Prior to the economic downfall of 1929‚ money kept

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    unemployed and by the next year another 2 million were added to that leaving 6 million Americans without jobs by 1931 (The Great Depression). On October 29‚ 1929‚ also known as “Black Tuesday”‚ the stock market crashed. This was caused by the trade of millions of stocks in one single day‚ sending Wall Street into a panic and naming the start of ten year economic depression. Following the crash‚ many American people rushed to the banks to retrieve their money and savings but at this time the banks did

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    Between 1929 to 1939‚ one of the most important economic events in American history created an economic slump that occurred in North America‚ Europe‚ and other areas around the world -  the Great Depression. The Great Depression itself would have been prevented if enough people would have confronted the economic situation by fixing the problems in their minor state rather than waiting for them to intensify. This financial collapse was caused by three things: the credit structure of the economy‚ the

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    Historical Investigation Pre–IB IA How did the Great Depression begin in Germany and what are its impacts on the economy? Table of Contents: Section A: Plan of Investigation ………………………………………… 3 Section B: Summary of Evidence ………………………………………… 4 - 6 Section C: An Evaluation of Sources ………………………………………… 7 Section D: Analysis ………………………………………… 8 - 10 Section E: Conclusion ………………………………………… 11 Section F: Referencing …………………………………………. 12 Section A: Plan of

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