Great Depression – Brewminate

Causes and Consequences of the Great Depression

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 by MAMcIntosh

Many factors, including World War I and its aftermath, set the stage for this economic disaster. Factors Leading to the Great Depression The stock market crash on October 24, 1929, marked the beginning of the Great Depression in the United States. The day became known as “Black Thursday,” Many factors had led to that moment.[…]

Unimagined Lows: The Depths of the Great Depression

Posted on August 28, 2018August 28, 2018 by MAMcIntosh

The country’s most vulnerable populations were the hardest hit. Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 08.27.2018 Historian Brewminate Editor-in-Chief Introduction From industrial strongholds to the rural Great Plains, from factory workers to farmers, the Great Depression affected millions. In cities, as industry slowed, then sometimes stopped altogether, workers lost jobs and joined breadlines, or sought[…]