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    financial turmoil it found itself in from the Great Depression. The causative components of the Great Depression are still up for debate by many students of history and economics. For some individuals, the period’s decline is credited to the stock market crash of 1929. The Great Depression started in 1929 and went on until 1939. This monetary collapse influenced Western industrialized economies but its effects ranged across different countries. The Great Depression started in the United States, which unfortunately

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    Great Depression. Should Herbert Hoover be defined as the ineffective president accountable for the aftermath of the Stock Market Crash of 1929 or did he actually play an important role in alleviating the economic turmoil, but simply went unrecognized for his heroic contributions? Although he is known to be an excellent businessman, the prevention of the Stock Market Crash of 1929 was an impossible feat for even someone as educated as President Herbert Hoover. All throughout the prior

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    The Crash of 1929 It was the fall of 1929. The decade known as the Roaring Twenties was drawing to a close. The American economy was booming, and living was easy. The 1920s had been good for many Americans and prosperity abounded. Most Americans shared a sense of invincibility and reveled in the United States' economic good fortune. Ironically, as people prepared to say goodbye to the 1920s, soon, they would have to bid farewell to the way of life that earned the decade the designation of the "Roaring

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    1929 and lasted until the nation’s entry into World War II in 1941. The Great Depression lasted for more than a decade and brought long term unemployment, hunger, and hardships to millions of people. It began after the stock market crash of October 1829, which set Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. The effects included changes in consumer spending, investment, industrial output, and the levels of unemployment. The four million unemployed Americans in 1930 soon grew to six million

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    didn't know that in October 1929, the American stock market was going to crash, and Wall Street was going to go into a panic. Sadly, when that day did come, we were not prepared. After the crash, the stock market never really returned until 1939 when World War II was just beginning. From one of the best times in America to the Great Depression, which was the time between 1929 and 1939, America changed forever. After the crash, people panicked and started selling off all their shares in the stock market

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    The stock market crash of 1929 was one of the primary causes of the Great Depression, as reported by many economists. However, the stock market crash also had underlying causes that could have been prevented. The crash began on October 24th, 1929 and was considered the most devastating stock market crash in history, in which over 15 million Americans were unemployed. The causes to blame for the stock market crash from most to least are as follows: The banks that gave loans, the average American,

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    be a part of this economic explosion. The average american could find a job and live comfortably off their income. This caused a huge rise in the value of the stock market. People from all over the world would travel to Wall Street to take part in the stock exchange. Wall Street was like the crutch of America. In October of 1929 the stock market crashed. America lost fourteen billion dollars, and to put that into perspective the government only spent one billion dollars on the construction of highways

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    began in 1929 October and ended in 1939. The Depression was slowly developing but significantly began from the Wall Street Crash which occurred in October the crash affected the economical side of many countries who were supported by the United States. Germany had an economic development as they were dependent on their loans from American banks. These banks faced trouble from the stock crash and demanded money from Germany to immediately repay their loans. Many of the investors at the time found themselves

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    During this misery people called this the time of The Great Depression it had many downturns in people’s lives, like the Stock market Crash of 1929 and the bank Failures of 1933. Although there was a good turn out called the New Deal. These were some of the causes of The Great Depression. On October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday occurred. When it hit Wall Street investors

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    downturn of the industrialized world. However, multiple reasons contributed their part. A lot of money was flowing in the stock market (aka Wall Street). More Americans were beginning to invest in the stock market for faster gains. But, when the stock market began to crash, people sold their stocks in companies. This caused the crash to be worst. The stock market crash did not just affect normal Americans trying new financial gains but, federal banks. Many banks made foreclosures on houses and foreclosed

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