The Great Depression: Causes and Events. This essay discusses the causes of the Great Depression and details this historical event. Works Cited page included.

Just under seventy-three years ago, the United States of America was hit by the most devastating economic crisis to this day. The Great Depression is not only relevant to the people of that era, but also to us, the people of present day society who currently are experiencing a smaller scale depression of our own. Just as today, we may wonder what has sparked our mini economic depression; the people of the Great Depression shared …

…t mention. The Great Depression was a colossal event that will forever be remembered and looked back upon. Hopefully the political and economical leaders of the future will look back on the Great Depression as an example and will not only realize that it was not just one factor that caused it but also learn from those factors and recognize them in the future in order to prevent such a grave event from ever reoccurring.