Given the importance of the Great Depression, economists do not completely agree on what caused it. Many countries, including Canada, were caught in the great depression. ... The Great Depression was surely depressing moment in a slew of people's everyday lives. ... There are some fantastic facts about the great depression. ... Ironically though, the Hoover dam was built during the great depression creating tons of jobs. ...

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When one thinks of The Great Depression, they would think of millions of people depressed. In fact, according to the MacMillan Dictionary, The Great Depression was a period marked by a severe reduction in business activity, rise in unemployment and falling wages and prices that lasted from 1929 to 1939. The K.H.S. history book by McDougal Littell agrees with this definition of the Great Depression by stating that there were countless causes to this great event that grasped the entire world. ... But probably the most crucial cause of the Great Depression was the substantial unequal distri...

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The Great Depression was a devastating time for many people. ... The time frame was from about 1929 until approximately 1939. ... Throughout this paper I will go over the causes and the consequences of the Great Depression. ... In order to get an understanding of the great Depression we first need to know what the word depression means. ... Many men lost their jobs due to the events of the great depression. ...

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From the year 1929 to roughly 1939 the United States experienced what is called the longest down fall in the history of the country. ... (Goldfield, Abbott, Anderson, Argersinger, Argersinger, Barney, 2014) The weakness of the economy also contributed to the foreign economy declining and another reason for the Great Depression. ... (The Causes of the Great Depression, n.d.) ... (The Causes of the Great Depression, n.dl) The cause or causes of the Great Depression has been a debate and will continue to be for years to come because it does not have a definitive answer to what that would be bu...

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The Great Depression started soon after the crash of the stock market in October 1929. This was the longest economic downturn in history (The Great Depression). ... Before the stock market crash the United States did not have a system like social security except for war veterans (The Great Depression). One of the first times the act was amended was in 1939 when a spouse and their children would receive benefits if one of them died. ... Giving that there were some Americans against the act, something had to be done in a national crisis such as The Great Depression. ...

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To a great extent, the experience of Britain in the 1930's is captured with the phrase "Devils Decade". ... The Wall Street crash of 1929 America was a major blow to Britain. ... This in itself did not cause the depression. ... Wireless sales increased with 11 million in British homes by 1939. ... The Wall Street crash of 1929 had left the British economy in a precarious state. ...

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The most historical tough time the United States went through is The Great Depression. From 1929-1939 more than 15 million Americans became unemployed (Bernstein). ... Identical to Americans during The Great Depression, we had to pinch every penny we had in order for the lights to stay on and food to stay on the table. ... The Great Depression was a major learning experience for America. ...

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