Studentās Name Professorās Name Course Date The causes of, and catalysts that signaled Great Depression In the 1920s, Americans enjoyed a long period of prosperity and happiness due to the existent expansion in the economy. They adjusted to a new lifestyle and found amusement in entertainment. Historians call this period (1919-1929) a Jazz age due to the massive production and consumption of goods, services, and entertainment (music and films). At this time, President Hoover had just been inaugurated and assured people that they were to continue enjoying prosperity. With such a promise, even the great American economists and investors in Wall Street did not know that the worst time in the...
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