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Why and how did the great depression spread from the united states to other countries?

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Since the United States was such a manufacturing powerhouse, it exported goods all over the world. Once the depression hit, the US was in no position to be exporting goods. Plus the US was helping Germany, and other nations if I'm not mistaken. 
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