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Why did the great depression spread to Europe?

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Global Spread: Gold Standard

The stock market crash of October 1929 led directly to the Great Depression in Europe. When stocks plummeted on the New York Stock Exchange, the world noticed immediately. ... The gold standard was the primary transmission mechanism of the Great Depression

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