Great Depression
How did the great depression reshape the world?
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31 mins
Explore the impact of the Great Depression on the US and the world. Also discover how economic policies, banking crises, and global interdependence shaped the severity and duration of the downturn.
Ep 1:
Black Tuesday and the Human Wreckage
Beyond the crash itself lies a deeper story of global deflation, collapsing banks, and shattered families—explore how Black Tuesday exposed cracks that had been forming for years, and the devastating human toll that followed.
Ep 2:
Hoover's Failures, Roosevelt's Gamble
Hoover's well-meaning interventions backfired catastrophically, while Roosevelt's New Deal borrowed wartime tactics to reshape government itself—discover how good intentions and bold experiments collided to redefine American democracy and its safety net.
Discussions (17)
Walter
Level 9 · 9 mo agoReducing WWII to economic nationalism ignores the violent antisemitism that actually drove the conflict.
Hannah
Level 3 · 9 mo agoThe tea on those bankers betraying Hoover after that midnight meeting is crazy. They really pretended to help and then just let it all burn down. 💀
Daniel
Level 6 · 9 mo agoHoover going home sad at midnight while the banks collapsed is the level of drama I live for 🤣
