The Great Depression was a severe economic downfall, starting in 1929 and lasted until about the late 1930's or early 1940's. The Great Depression was the longest and most widespread depression of the 20th century. ... Another major factor of the cause of the Great Depression was bank failures. ... The major decline in industries also greatly contributed to the Great Depression. ... "The Great Depression would ...

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The Great Depression Starting in the summer of 1929 and continuing over the course of the next four years, financial markets, labor markets, and goods markets all virtually ceased to function. ... Since the end of the Great Depression, macroeconomists have discussed vigorously the circumstances that led to the overall collapse of the economy. ... The crash of October 1929 played a large role in the Great Depression, but was only one of many drivers. ... When the Great Depression started to hit worldwide in 1930, it fell on economists to explain it and formulate a cure. ... Most of the ec...

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From fall of 1930 till the winter of 1933 American economy experienced 5 widespread banking panics and finally in the march of 1933 president Roosevelt declared it a "bank holiday ". ... According to the monetarists Milton Friedman, Anna Schwartz and current chairman of Federal Reserve System Ben Bernanke at the time of Great Depression American central bank's policy making was really poor and it unwind loop of the crisis even more dramatically. ... 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 ...

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