The great depression of the US not only affected people domestically, but internationally as well. ... The most influential event in world history after the 1900's is the great depression because of the decline in international commerce and stock markets around the world, the rise of Hitler, and Franklin D. ... With all the expansion, and the economy doing well, business became the foundation of society. ... The high profits seemed to confirm President Hoover's pledge of a new era of abundance. ... The crash of the Stock Market led to the Great Depression. ...

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