Why did the Great Depression happen?
by Grant, R. G.
| Print Book 2011 |
| Available at 1 Library 1 of 1 copy |
Summary
The decade of the 1920s was a good time to be an American; wealth and luxury were on the rise, culture and music was roarin', and the world was returning to normalcy following World War I. All this changed after the stock market crash of 1929 slammed the United States into the Great Depression, which would last more than a decade. This book covers the causes that led up to this event that affected, not only the United States, but many other countries.
Contents
The roots of the problemBoom and bust
Depression takes hold
The long fight back
A false dawn
A new conflict.
Additional Information
| Series | Moments in history (Gareth Stevens Publishing) |
| Subjects |
Depressions
-- 1929
-- United States
-- Juvenile literature.
Depressions -- 1929 -- Europe -- Juvenile literature. Stock Market Crash, 1929 -- Juvenile literature. Depressions -- 1929 -- United States. Depressions -- 1929 -- Europe. Stock Market Crash, 1929. United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Juvenile literature. Europe -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Juvenile literature. United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945. Europe -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945. |
| Publisher | New York, NY :Gareth Stevens Pub.,2011 |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Other Titles | Great Depression |
| Language |
English |
| Description |
48 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781433941696 (library binding) 1433941694 (library binding) 9781433941702 (pbk.) 1433941708 (pbk.) 9781433941719 (6-pack) 1433941716 (6-pack) |
| Other | Classic View |