Great Depression

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  1. exacerbate
    make worse
    This exacerbated the situation leading to less and less expenditures.
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  2. erroneously
    in a mistaken manner
    Stock Market Crash of 1929
    Many believe erroneously that the stock market crash that occurred on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929 is one and the same with the Great Depression.
  3. purchasing
    the act of buying
    Reduction in Purchasing Across the Board
    With the stock market crash and the fears of further economic woes, individuals from all classes stopped purchasing items.
  4. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
    The unemployment rate rose above 25% which meant, of course, even less spending to help alleviate the economic situation.
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  5. accumulate
    get or gather together
    More and more inventory began to accumulate.
  6. significantly
    in an important manner
    Not only did it lead to the New Deal in America but more significantly, it was a direct cause of the rise of extremism in Germany leading to World War II.

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  7. expenditure
    the act of spending money for goods or services
    This exacerbated the situation leading to less and less expenditures.
    3.
  8. wrath
    intense anger
    This was the topic of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath.
Created on Wed Dec 09 17:46:26 EST 2009 (updated Wed Dec 09 17:51:47 EST 2009)

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