Why Did the Great Depression Happen?

by Reg Grant

Book Overview

The decade of the 1920s was a good time to be an American; wealth and luxury were on the rise, culture and music was roarin', and the world was returning to normalcy following World War I. All this changed after the stock market crash of 1929 slammed the United States into the Great Depression, which would last more than a decade. This book covers the causes that led up to this event that affected, not only the United States, but many other countries...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433941694
• ISBN13: 9781433941696
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.9" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 11 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 8