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the 1920s were the years that the United States economy grew 42% and there were many new ways to invest and become a businessmen. but this was the true start to the Great Depression
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stock markets immediatly fell 11%
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Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. It raised taxes on 900 imports. Other countries retaliated, setting off a trade war.
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A drought hit 23 states from the Mississippi River to the mid-Atlantic region. It was the first of what was later called the Dust Bowl drought
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this led the economy to fall to a totla of 8.5%
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Because of the depression and lack of food the people of mississippi went crazy, demanding food from the government and business.
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creating 4 million jobs
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creating minimum wage for workers
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