The Great Depression lasted from 1929 until 1940 and was the longest and worst economic collapse in American history. The downward spiral spread throughout the country like an epidemic or airborne virus. Our nation witnessed a decline in sales and goods along with the plummeting employment rate. Almost thirteen million people were unemployed by 1932. United States citizens lost practically everything they owned. Three causes that led up the Great Depression were self-centered and foolish attitudes of Americans, …showed first 75 words of 805 total…

…showed last 75 words of 805 total…a time where new age fads and styles are being revealed along with nation-wide success, unless it remains constant forever, is probable that depression is likely to occur. You might say the attitudes and sensation of Americans jinxed themselves. Combining the attitudes of Americans, the way they acted financially, the depression of the farmers, and the stock market crash is a recipe for disaster and these are the three major causes of the Great Depression.