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Last Modified Sep 18, 2007 at 10:29 PM PDT by kscottViewed 1986 time(s)
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With a economic meltdown looming large due to the mortgage crisis, economists are already drawing comparisons with the Great Depression of the 20th century. So, why not go down memory lane and check out your knowledge of the Great Depression? That is exactly what this is!!
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When did the Great Depression begin?
It was October 24, 1929 when the stock market crashed. So, the Great Depression began in 1929.
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Who was in office when the Great Depression began?
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During the Great Depression, stocks fell by 80 percent.
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Dust Bowls. Farmers planted just corn year after year instead of planting in rotation (for example, corn one year, grass for grazing the next and something else the next). This depleted the soil of all its nutrients making it worthless. As a result, there was a severe drought too.
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The president was Franklin Roosevelt, who created the "New Deal" in an attempt to alleviate the Depression.
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- nprasad, Jun 06, 2008 at 10:32 PM PDT said:
Al Capone...and a soup kitchen...that's news!!
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