Great Depression Vs Great Recession

     The Great Depression was a huge economic downfall in North America and involved many other industrialized countries of the world. The Depression began in 1929 and lasted for about ten years. Millions of people lost their jobs along with many businesses going bankrupt. The common misconception of the Great Depression is people think that the stock market crash was the main cause for it. There were many causes for the Depression; unequal distribution of money during the 1920’s was the main cause of the Depression. This unequal distribution happened on many different classes of people. The imbalance of money is what created such an unstable economy. The stock market was doing much worse than people thought

The Great Depression was the worst period of economic decline in U.S. history. It began on October 29th, 1929, and was officially declared over, in the year 1939, once the second World War was commenced. There were many factors that both influenced, and made the Great Depression even worse. A few examples of this are: During this time period, many Americans had money invested in the stock market, and once they saw that somebody else began to sell their stocks, they sold their own. On October 29th, people began to sell their stocks at an extremely rapid rate. Due to the rapid rate of stocks being sold, people lost countless amounts of money, and eventually ran to the bank to take out whatever they had in there. However, these banks were

The Great Depression, which lasted from 1929 to 1939, was the worst economic depression in the history of the United States. The stock market crash of 1929 signaled the start of the downturn and the coming of the Great Depression. This speculation and stock market crash acted as a trigger point for the already unstable U.S. economy. Thousands of people went bankrupt because they had lost their working capital in the stock market crash. Thus, the rich stopped spending on luxury items; the middle class stopped buying things on credit.

The Great Depression was a horrible event for all the countries that were affected. It had many reason it caused a downfall to the economies worldwide. One of the reason was the Stock Market Crash of 1929 that made that led to the Great Depression into losing more than $40 billion dollars. Bank Failures -was another reason. Americans in that time suffered greatly due to the financial crisis to have economic support.

The Great Depression and Recession of 2009 is two events that will remain in our memories forever. The Great Depression and Recession of 2009 were similar in that unemployment rates and bank failures were both causes , yet they differed in the dust bowl and speculation that cause the Depression but was not a factor in the Recession.

The Great Depression, was the worst economic downturn in American history. Many Americans believe that the only cause of the Great Depression was the stock market crash of 1929. There were several causes of the Great Depression.As it started to get worse and worse by 1933 it reached to rock bottom.Nearly 15 million americans were unemployed.Also at this time almost half of the banks were closed.Meanwhile lots of people blamed the president at the time,Herbert Hoover.Although all of the struggles the americans went through it really shaped our country now.We learned from the mistakes and overall we are a better country

The Great Depression started in 1929 and lasted up until 1939. It happens to be the worst economic downturn for the United States and the the rest of the world. It caused companies and corporations to eventually go bankrupt as well as workers to be laid off. Another effect of The Great Depression is that factory production was reduced, and the banks started to shut down. In the lowest point of The Great Depression in 1933 nearly 15 million workers in America were unemployed and one half of the banks started shutting down.

The Great Depression was a harsh global economic depression in the decade prior World War II. The Great Depression, while it happened far before the “Great Recession” of 2008, it can be greatly compared. During the Great Depression, all income, tax revenue, and prices dropped. International trade decreased by more than 50%, and U.S. unemployment climbed to just above 25%. Industrial cities like Detroit and Pittsburgh took the heaviest hits. While the recession of 2008 was not as drastic, it affected the world economy and resulted in a global recession more so than ever before. The percent of U.S. citizens unemployed had reached 10% as of 2009. Along with the challenges unemployment presented, consumer

When most people hear the phrase “The Great Depression” they only associate it the crash of the stock market and the hard times that followed. Here in the Midwest, when we think of the Great Depression we also think of the Dust Bowl and the Dirty Thirties. The Great Depression was a very climactic end to a series of poor choices that greatly affected the entire United States.

George Santayana, a Spanish poet and philosopher said, "Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it." This quote applies to the Great Depression of 1929 and the Great Recession of 2008. There are many similarities between the two, like the causes, the actual events, and the aftermaths. Several factors led to the Great Depression, which were the following: overproduction by business and agriculture, unequal distribution of wealth, Americans buying less, and finally, the stock market crash of 1929. The Great Recession also had similar factors leading to it, like the housing “bubble” burst and less consumer spending. In both events, the Presidents enacted programs that they believed would help the American people.

The Great Depression was caused by the stock market crash in 1929. This stock market crash put the United Sates into the greatest economic crisis of its history. It affected everyone. Some people lost everything. “Between 1929 and 1932 an average of 100,000 people lost their jobs every week until some 13 million American 's were jobless” (Davidson 2011). The New Deal, created by President Roosevelt, was a series of programs created for the U.S due to the financial crisis. These programs were created to promote economic recovery, create jobs, invest in public works, and civic uplift. All though the New Deal seemed like a good idea, it did not help everyone.

The Great Depression and Great Recession were two unique events that had monumental impact on the economy. Both had similarities, and differences that made them unique. The Great Depression was caused by people living on credit, and when it was time to pay they didn’t have the money, this happened on a wide spread scale. The crashing of the stock market was what officially started the Great Depression in 1929. The great recession was caused by subprime mortgages as well, as risk taking by financial institutions. Much like the depression people were living over their heads, and when it was time to pay their bills they were unable to. Both the Great Depression and Great Recession were brought on by bubbles, for the Great Depression it was the stock market bubble, for the Great Recession it was the housing bubble.

In America there have been great economic struggles and triumphs. The many great leaders of this country have foraged, failed, and overcome some very difficult times. Comparing the Great Depression of 1929 and the Great Recession of 2008 has revealed similarities that by learning from our mistakes in 1929 could have prevented the latest recession. I will discuss the causes of the Great Depression and the Great Recession, and what policies were implemented to reverse the economic downfalls.

The U.S. economy has experienced a healthy development as well as a downturn numerous times in more than 200 years since the founding of the United States. During the 1970’s, the second decline drastically decreased the international competitiveness of U.S. commodities and capital occurred that caused havoc across our nation. In early years the United States dominated many export markets for much of the postwar period, a result of its inherent strengths as a result America advanced technology and manufacturing techniques (Foreign Trade and Global Economic Policies. 2008). By the 1970’s the gap between the United States and other countries was narrowing due to competitiveness and the shock wave that struck from oil prices, a worldwide recession

A country’s economy is the one of the most important criteria for its nation to live in prosperity. America’s economy has improved since the 2010 crisis but is still