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America's Greatest Depression (1970). overview by economic historian. online; Cravens, Hamilton. Great Depression: People and Perspectives (2009), social history excerpt and text search; Dickstein, Morris. Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression (2009) excerpt and text search; Field, Alexander J.
Toggle Overview subsection. 1.1 The economic picture at the beginning of the crisis. ... The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939.
The act and tariffs imposed by America's trading partners in retaliation were major factors of the reduction of American exports and imports by 67% during the Great Depression. [5] Economists and economic historians have agreed that the passage of the Smoot–Hawley Tariff worsened the effects of the Great Depression. [6]
The Depression meant people had to get creative, making items that most of us would never think to craft ourselves. For instance, there was little money for toys, so kids played with box forts ...
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) Garraty, John A. Unemployment in History (1978) Garside, William R. Capitalism in Crisis: International Responses to the Great Depression (1993) Haberler ...
Although no steel workers were involved in it at first, the goal was to use UMW and CIO organizers to unionize the nation's great steel industry. Lewis appointed Philip Murray, to head of SWOC, and most of the organizers were on loan from the miners' union. SWOC was influenced by UMW's policies, and many of its officials were also UMW officials.
The Economies of Africa and Asia in the Iinter-war Depression (1989) Davis, Joseph S. The World Between the Wars, 1919–39: An Economist's View (1974) Drinot, Paulo, and Alan Knight, eds. The Great Depression in Latin America (2014) excerpt; Eichengreen, Barry. Golden Fetters: The gold standard and the Great Depression, 1919–1939. 1992 ...
The Great Depression (1929–1939) and the New Deal (1933–1936) were decisive moments in American political, economic, and social history. [185] A financial bubble was fueled by an inflated stock market, which led to the Wall Street crash on October 29, 1929. [186] This, along with other economic factors, triggered a worldwide depression.