What Caused The Great Depression Of The 1930s

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The Great Depression of the 1930s was the longest economic disaster of the United States. Possibly the greatest crisis faced by any other country. This was a very long period were a lot of people where affected by the economy, unemployment, and World War II. The Great Depression led to the biggest economic downfall in United States history. Unemployment increase 25%, Bank Failures, and the industry were ruined but the two major causes of the Great Depression were the Stock Market Crash of 1929 that in just four days dropped 40% and gave the country their economy status for the next decade and the difficult financial situation caused by World War I when Europe also was having an economy issue and couldn't pay a debt to the United States.
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