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What was the cause of the Great Depression, the worst economic depression in US history? It was not just one factor, but instead a combination of domestic and worldwide conditions that led to the Great Depression. As such, there is no agreed upon list of all its causes. Here instead is a list of the top reasons that historians and economists have cited as causing the Great Depression.
As you will see, the cause of the great depression in the past is not really the same as the cause of the next great depression... the greatest depression we've ever known!
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The effects of the Great Depression was huge across the world. Not only did it lead to the New Deal in America but more significantly, it was a direct cause of the rise of extremism in Germany leading to World War II.
1. Was the Stock Market Crash of 1929 the cause of the great depression?
Many believe erroneously that the stock market crash that occurred on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929 is one and the same with the Great Depression. In fact, it was one of the major causes that led to the Great Depression. Two months after the original crash in October, stockholders had lost more than $40 billion dollars. Even though the stock market began to regain some of its losses, by the end of 1930, it just was not enough and America truly entered what is called the Great Depression.
2. Were Bank Failures the cause of the great depression?
Throughout the 1930s over 9,000 banks failed. Bank deposits were uninsured and thus as banks failed people simply lost their savings. Surviving banks, unsure of the economic situation and concerned for their own survival, stopped being as willing to create new loans. This exacerbated the situation leading to less and less expenditures.
3. Was Reduction in Purchasing Across the Board the cause of the great depression ?
With the stock market crash and the fears of further economic woes, individuals from all classes stopped purchasing items. This then led to a reduction in the number of items produced and thus a reduction in the workforce. As people lost their jobs, they were unable to keep up with paying for items they had bought through installment plans and their items were repossessed. More and more inventory began to accumulate. The unemployment rate rose above 25% which meant, of course, even less spending to help alleviate the economic situation.
4. American Economic Policy with Europe the cause of the great depression?
As businesses began failing, the government created the Smoot-Hawley Tariff in 1930 to help protect American companies. This charged a high tax for imports thereby leading to less trade between America and foreign countries along with some economic retaliation.
5. Drought Conditions - cause of the great depression?
While not a direct cause of the Great Depression, the drought that occurred in the Mississippi Valley in 1930 was of such proportions that many could not even pay their taxes or other debts and had to sell their farms for no profit to themselves. This was the topic of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath.
The effects of the great depression do not really help us to fully understand what's in store for us with the coming greatest depression, however there are some lessons to be learned from the past that will help us learn how to survive the next great depression. This blog will cover some of the details, great depression lesson plans, and the effects of the great depression. We will cover the REAL cause of the great depression.
To fully understand the effects of the great depression of the 1930's we need to put ourselves in the shoes of the people affected.. Unfortunately many of us are already feeling the effects of the great depression right now. Hold on to your seats because its going to do nothing but get worse!
God speed to all of you, and please follow us as we explore some of the skills we're going to need to get through the greatest depression ever. We will be posting some great depression lesson plans shortly to help guide you... Information is going to be key, and thank heaven for the internet! To help get you started here are a few books we recomend you put into your library RIGHT AWAY! There will soon be shortages on just about everything, I believe these books will be some of the first things to start flying off the shelf as things begin to get much much worse!
Please feel free to post comments. I'm really interested to know what YOU think was the cause of the great depression. What do you think were the effects of the great depression?
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