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THe great depression!

Published on Nov 27, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THe great depression!

A Economic Crisis!

Causes

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Stock market crash of 1929

Black Tuesday

Bank Failures

Many lost there savings

Uneven distribution of wealth

American were buying less

Less people buying, less making items, and less jobs

global depression

Its the whole world

Effect

  • American economy collapse sent shock waves through the world 
  • Many countries depended on exporting good to the U.S
  • Germany and Austria depended on American loans for there debt
  • Prices collapsed

crisis confronted

Improvements?
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Britain

  • Raised taxes
  • Passed high protective tariffs
  • Regulated currency 
  • lowered interest rates
  • avoided political extremes

France

  • Formed a coalition 
  • passed a series of reforms to help workers
  • preserved democratic government

Recovery

in the U.S

U.s.

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt. voted president
  • began program called new deal
  • It eventually reformed American economy