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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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. ... In 1929 they expanded to 1,825. ... Average stock prices tripled from 1925 to 1929. ... The crash of the Stock Market led to the Great Depression. ...

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The New Deal was a program that lasted from 1933 to 1939 which was to give relief, recovery, and reform to the ailing United States. ... When World War II hit the United States in 1939, the depression began to fade away because of the need for war goods and workers to make those war goods. Roosevelt's strategic approach of regulating banks and the stock market helped the uncertain financial practices that had helped create the Great Depression. ... When you look for similarities between the Great Depression and today's society, there is no need to look further than the situation t...

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The most famous depression in modern times, of course, was the one that began in a typical financial panic in 1929 and lasted until the advent of World War II. ... Here in this comparison, I will try to draw parallel between causes and responses to the "depression " in 1929-39 and today's "crunch ". ... If we make comparison in history of American economy the credit condition was never this much poor like they poor today except the period of Great Depression. Actually a lot of articles are arguing that today crisis almost similar to the crisis which took place in 1929-39 and sometimes eve...

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The beginning of the worldwide Depression in 1929 increased the desire for expansion, which many Japanese felt was necessary to ensure nation survival. ... The depression lead to Japanese aggression, they feared that if they did not do anything they might lose the military position that hey worked so hard to get. ... By September 1939, little credibility remained in Japan's policy for expansion. ... The outbreak of war in Europe in September of 1939 was timely for Japan. ... This was a great loss for the Japanese because America supplied 80% of Japan's oil. ...

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