... this day. The main factors that brought about the Depression were the unequal distribution of wealth, the government policy of favoring businesses and the wealthy, and extensive stock market speculation. Throughout the 1920's Americans prospered tremendously, but those results were not shares by all. The war time ... World War 1,which had seen spending rise grow three times larger than tax collections had just ended. Because America had invested so heavily on manufacturing during the war the shift began quickly. Technical advances and new inventions added to the growth. The average work...

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