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  2. Great Depression - Wikipedia

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    The term "The Great Depression" is most frequently attributed to British economist Lionel Robbins, whose 1934 book The Great Depression is credited with formalizing the phrase, [230] though Hoover is widely credited with popularizing the term, [230] [231] informally referring to the downturn as a depression, with such uses as "Economic ...

  3. Great Depression in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The panic of financial crisis would increase in the Great Depression due to the lack of confidence in the regulatory and recovery displayed during the 1920s, this ultimately drove a nation of doubts, uneasiness, and lack of consumer confidence in the banking system.

  4. List of economic crises - Wikipedia

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    1998–2002 Argentine great depression; Early 2000s recession. Dot-com bubble (2000–2002) (US) 2001 Turkish economic crisis; September 11 attacks (2001) 2002 Uruguay banking crisis; 2002–2003 Venezuelan general strike; 2006–2012 New Zealand finance company collapses; 2008 financial crisis; Great Recession (worldwide)

  5. Wall Street crash of 1929 - Wikipedia

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    Crowd at New York's American Union Bank during a bank run early in the Great Depression. Together, the 1929 stock market crash and the Great Depression formed the largest financial crisis of the 20th century. [47] The panic of October 1929 has come to serve as a symbol of the economic contraction that gripped the world during the next decade. [48]

  6. 25 vintage photos show how desperate and desolate America ...

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    The Great Depression was the worst economic crisis in US history. More than 15 million Americans were left jobless and unemployment reached 25%. 25 vintage photos show how desperate and desolate ...

  7. Causes of the Great Depression - Wikipedia

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    Essays on the Great Depression (2000) Bernstein, Michael A. The Great Depression: Delayed Recovery and Economic Change in America, 1929–1939 (1989) focus on low-growth and high-growth industries; Bordo, Michael D., Claudia Goldin, and Eugene N. White, eds. The Defining Moment: The Great Depression and the American Economy in the Twentieth ...

  8. Timeline of the Great Depression - Wikipedia

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    Golden Fetters: The gold standard and the Great Depression, 1919–1939. 1992. Feinstein. Charles H. The European Economy between the Wars (1997) Garraty, John A. The Great Depression: An Inquiry into the causes, course, and Consequences of the Worldwide Depression of the Nineteen-Thirties, as Seen by Contemporaries and in Light of History (1986)

  9. Panic of 1930 - Wikipedia

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    The Panic of 1930 was a financial crisis that occurred in the United States which led to a severe decline in the money supply during a period of declining economic activity. A series of bank failures from agricultural areas during this time period sparked panic among depositors which led to widespread bank runs across the country.