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What factors brought the great depression?

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The stock market crash of 1929 and the roaring 20's

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People were spending their money going out and having fun, but when the 1930's came people were losing their jobs, losing their homes, and being poor because they spent all their money in the 1920's.

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However, many scholars agree that at least the following four factors played a role.

The stock market crash of 1929. During the 1920s the U.S. stock market underwent a historic expansion. ...

Banking panics and monetary contraction. ...

The gold standard. ...

Decreased international lending and tariffs.

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