The Great Depression in 12 Minutes (Casual Economics)

The Great Depression: How the Worst Crash in History Happened

The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in modern history. People went from parties, jazz music and riches in the roaring 20s to losing their life savings and standing in bread lines in the span of a few years. And the depression wasn’t just in America, its impacts spread across the world and ultimately would be the worst crash in historty. But what exactly caused the depression and what lessons can we learn from it?

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