The Great Depression was in 1929‚ it was the biggest and longest economic collapse. The Great Depression occurred because of two long term causes. The two long term causes of the Great Depression were the stock market and banks. The Stock Market was one of the long term causes because people were constantly speculating the Stock Market and buying on Margin. This was a big contributor to the Great Depression because when you speculate the Stock Market you constantly buy your stock then sell it right
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known as The Great Depression. By this happening the country’s banking system collapsed. People began withdrawing money from their banks but before that could happen banks began to shut down‚ 641 banks failed‚ the following year 1930 1‚350 banks‚ by 1932 people began to believe there were no longer any banks to go to. As the people suffered those who went bankrupt where sent to the street hungry and homeless. The Great Depression was a time of great sorrow. There were many causes to The Great Depression
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The Great Depression had a great economic effect upon the nation‚ to which the existing laws and government were unprepared for. The government tried to help‚ but due to “rapidly declining government funds‚ state and local governments relied largely on relief administered by religious and charity organizations” (Downs). In an economic crisis‚ governments at the state and local levels were rendered incapable of offering much aid‚ without laws for the situation at hand. The Depression’s effect upon
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The Great Depression affected everyone in America. Families were forced to leave their homes‚ northern cities became over populated‚ artists were inspired‚ and the president was given a bad reputation. The Great Depression majorly hurt the American economy. In October of 1929‚ when the stock market crashed‚ a total 12.9 million shares were traded (History.com Staff “The Great Depression”). The stock market crash triggered the Great Depression in America. Any American that had invested in the stock
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The Great Depression was the most severe economic downturn in world history. This period started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s in various nations. It was the longest and most widespread depression of the 20th century. Society now became challenged both socially and politically. People were now faced with challenges of survival. Citizens of many nations now even questioned the relationship they had with their own country. Even though the poor and wealthy had distinct perceptions of the depression
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Alex Lopez Lena Barry D Wolfe History- 1302 Jul-16 The Great Depression Although some citizens today believe that the stock market crash in 1929 caused The Great Depression‚ history shows that the economic conditions in the U.S prior to the market crash weren’t even close to ideal. Yes‚ the 1920’s featured intense consumerism that aided the U.S economy. The problem was that credit and installment buying fueled much of this consumerism; which turned out to be unsustainable. The agricultural sector
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1930’s or as the others know as the dirty thirties came the great depression. The great depression is the longest economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. This happened in North America‚ Europe‚ Canada and many more places around the world. People went through a lot during the great depression and lost many people. It also made the employment rate drop in increasingly numbers. The great depression had many causes from different places of the world‚ in North America and
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The Great Depression All these changes affects the society in different ways .The Great Depression caused many people to destruct businesses and led the government to regulate the businesses and economic affairs. All this increased regulation led to the widespread belief that the government should promise or guarantee citizens a good life‚ and high employment. After the depression‚ many people no longer trusted employers to protect workers. As a result labor unions gained more members and grater
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COURSE FINANCE COLLEGE SHANGHAI FINANCE UNIVERSITY Causes of the Great Depression In 1929 the stock market crashed‚ triggering the worst depression ever in U.S. history‚ which lasted for about a decade. During the 1920s‚ the unequal distribution of wealth and the stock market speculation combined to create an unstable economy by the end of the decade. The unequal distribution of the wealth had several outlets. Money was distributed between industry and
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The Great Depression was the most severe worldwide economic depression. It lasted ten years until it was over but during those ten years there was a lot of pain and suffering. Millions of people lost their jobs and couldn’t care for there children. It affected many countries including America. Many businesses went bankrupt. It was just chaos! It all started on October 29‚ 1929 or as we now call it “Black Tuesday” when stock market prices dropped drastically. Why did they plummet? Well it happened
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