About this episode
The episode discusses the federal government's actions during the 1930s US Depression to stimulate the economy, including the move to the gold standard.
During the depths of the US Depression in the 1930s, the federal government took several steps to spur the economy. One was forcing the sale...
People in this episode
Host: Andrew McCrea
Topics covered
- economy
- Great Depression
- gold standard
- federal government
- economic policy
Keywords
- gold standard
- US Depression
- economic stimulus
- 1930s
- federal government
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Places: US
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