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11 matches to Depression
Cotton Famine. 1861-5. English depression due to supply cut-off during American Civil War.
Depression. 1873-96. Caused by gold shortage, agricultural shortage, overspeculation, deflation.
Depression, Great. 1929-34. Speculation, shortage of capital, tarrifs led to unemployment, European move to right, totalitarianism.
Economic Crisis. 1873. Vienna stock market collapse leads to protectionism, Depression.
Hoover, Herbert. 1874-1964. US President 1929-33. Hoover Dam. St. Lawrence Seaway. Opposed direct federal aid to unemployed during Depression.
National Recovery Organization. 1933. US. For business recovery during Great Depression.
New Deal. 1933-9. Roosevelt’s economic policy vs Depression. TVA, CWA, WPA.
Ottawa Conference. 1932. British Empire creates Imperial Preference during Depression.
Protectionism. Levying of import duties to make domestic production more competitive. 1337 England. 1870s Germany creates Depression. 1930 US deepens Depression. List. Smoot-Hawley.
Smoot-Hawley Act. 1930-37. US tarrifs begin trade war, deepening Depression.
WPA. Works Progress Administration. 1935-43. Employed 8.5M on public works in US during Depression.