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This is the first 1,000 characters of 2563 words (10.25 pages) in the essay titled The Great Depression The 1920 s was a period of general prosperity for many Americans but the decade ended with the most serious depression in United States history.When Herbert Hoover (31st president) took oath into office in March 1929, trade was booming, industry was flourishing. Unemployment was low, wages were up, prices were steady and corporations were making big profits and paying fat dividends. Before the end of Hoover s first year in office, the stock market had collapsed. The nation was beginning to slide into the worst depression in history. By the time Hoover left office in 1933, many citizens had lost faith in their business leaders. Some had begun to question the American economic system and even democracy itself. The Roaring Twenties was an era dominated by Republican presidents: Warren Harding (1920-1923), Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) and Herbert Hoover (1929-1933). Under their conservative economic philosophy of laissez-faire ( leave it alone ), markets were allowed to operate without government interference. Taxes and regulation were slashed dramatically, monopolies were allowed to form, and inequality of wealth and income reached record levels. The country was on the conservative s preferred gold standard, and the Federal Reserve was not allowed to significantly change the money supply. During October, 1929, the stock market had some bad days. Then, suddenly, on October 24 [otherwise known as Black Thursday ], prices began to fall, and buyers on margin had to sell t... |
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Keywords: great depression, herbert hoover, stock market, 31st president, calvin coolidge, warren harding, factories, conservative, laissez faire, lost faith, republican presidents, economic philosophy, black thursday, danger signals, government interference, preferred gold, money supply, american economic system, roaring twenties