The Great Depression

After World war one

• This made many European countries bankrupt

The Weimar Republic

• Germany's new democratic government
• Was set up in 1919

The Depression in Europe

• There ere many unemployed workers and poor citizens
• To fix this government printed more money
• Inflation occurred and money lost all value
• Created new currency as a result

Inflation

• Inflation occurred and money lost all value
• To go grocery shopping you would need a basket full of money

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Flawed U.S Ecomomy

• Uneven distribution of wealth
• Over production of Agriculture and business
• Americans were not buying as much as they used to
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Over production

• Stores stopped ordering from factories 
• Factories had to lay off many of their workers

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The Stock Market Crashes

• Stocks were at an all time high and people were selling them 
• Stocks gradually started dropping
• In 1929 the stock market crashed and all money was lost
• This day was known as Black Tuesday

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A WorldWide Depression

• The U.S. could not afford to buy goods from other countries 
• This hurt other countries and caused others to enter a depression

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Britain's revovery

• Elected National Government
• Passed high protective tariffs, increased taxes, and regulated currency

The United States Recovers

• U.S. votes Franklin D. Roosevelt as presedent
• The government spent money on relief programs and welfare
• This is known at the New Deal

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