History GCSE

Effects of the Great Depression

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Economic and social effects such as mass unemployment, bank failures, homelessness and falling farm incomes.

OCR · The USA 1919–1948: The People and the State (J410/06) - The 1930s and the New Deal

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The USA 1919–1948: The People and the State (J410/06) - The 1930s and the New Deal (OCR GCSE)

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