Depression Knowledge

Pantomime asked: I’m always hearing that the Great Depression was caused by a major drop in the stock market. Well, I never completely understood that, but no teachers ever gave me a good enough answer. How is it possible that everything in the stock market just happens to fail all at once? If there is [...]

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xOx Frenchie xOx asked: What is the context, or/and some specific details about, the cause of the Great Depression and how it affected society. What were the different strategies used to combat the Great Depression. What factors led to the failure of Herbert hoover’s strategy and why, in comparison, was F.D.R.’s approach so successful? What [...]

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