There were few changes that could be seen; for the most part the revolution was

quiet. Never before had so many people of the United States held in their hearts despair,

panic and want. Yet out of the fear of the Depression came social reforms that have

strengthened America and its people.

The Depression was the worst economic decline ever in the United States history

that spread to practically all of the industrialized world. It began in late 1929 and lasted

for about ten years. There were many factors that played a role in causing the depression,

but the main cause was the unequal distribution of wealth during the 1920's, and the

wide stock market speculation that happened toward the end of the 1920's. These

factors, along with others, caused the American economy to turn upside-down. The

"roaring twenties" was a time that the United States prospered greatly. The nation's total

income rose from $74.3 billion in 1923 to $89 billion in 1929. However, the benefits of

the prosperity of the 1920's were not shared evenly among all Americans, and the

maldistribution of income between the rich a

history, and the citizens owe it to their country to learn of its background. The history of

drifting downward, but on October 21 prices started falling quickly. Prices stabilized a

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