Social Sciences and History / Unit 6 SSH 0535 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Depression as a Global Event
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The idea
The Great Depression of the nineteen thirties showed how connected the world's economies were; nearly every country suffered. No single event caused it. Work relief, food programs and new policies eased it without solving it, and in Italy and Germany new parties exploited the instability.
In practice
Gold standard and GDP, the chapter's key terms.
Where people slip
Unit 02 carries the New Deal.
Your place on the trail
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