The Great Depression was the worst economic slump in the U.S History and had a devastating effect throughout the industrial world. The main causes for the depression was the combination of the greatly unequal distributions of wealth throughout the 1920's, and the extensive stock market speculation that took place during the latter part that same decade. The poor distribution of wealth in the 1920's existed on many levels. Money was distributed divergently between the …showed first 75 words of 829 total…

…showed last 75 words of 829 total…The New Deal had few lasting impressions on society and did not provide a solution to the Great Depression. Instead it was America's entry into World War II and the following period of prosperity that lifted the struggling society out of crisis. Works Cited : http://www.gusmorino.com/pag3/greatdepression/index.html http://www.amatecon.com/gd/gdcandc.html http://history1900s.about.com/cs/worldwarii/ http://www.worldhistory.com/ Paul Alexander Gusmorino 3rd : May 13, 1996