Category Archives: Wall Street Crash

Roosevelt’s first war…on the Depression

Posted on November 9, 2010 by kenbaker

Image via Wikipedia By late winter 1933, the nation had already endured more than three years of economic depression. Statistics revealing the depth of the Great Depression were staggering. More than 11,000 of 24,000 banks had failed, destroying the savings … Continue reading →

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The Consequences of the Great Depression

Posted on November 3, 2010 by kenbaker

Though the U.S. economy had gone into depression six months earlier, the Great Depression may be said to have begun with a catastrophic collapse of stock-market prices on the New York Stock Exchange in October 1929. During the next three … Continue reading →

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Causes of the Great Depression

Posted on January 31, 2009 by kenbaker

Really helpful post from scoop2go 1. False Prosperity * overdependence on mass production, consumer spending, advertising, welfare capitalism, high tariff, “invisible hand” * automobile was the leading industry * chemicals, appliances, radio, aviation, chain stores * overproduction in textiles, farming, … Continue reading →

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