The Great Depression Explained

The Great Depression across the globe, Explained
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SOURCES:
Great Depression summaries:
- www.britannica.com/event/Grea...
- www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexpe...
- www.investopedia.com/terms/g/...
The United Stated of America and the Great Depression:
www.britannica.com/event/Grea...
www.encyclopedia.com/history/...
herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show...
www.statista.com/statistics/1...
Latin America and the Great Depression:
www.encyclopedia.com/economic...
www.econstor.eu/bitstream/104...
www.researchgate.net/publicat...
www.econlib.org/library/Colum...
Europe during the Great Depression:
www.encyclopedia.com/economic...
eh.net/book_reviews/the-great...
www.britannica.com/place/Balk...
Africa and the Great Depression:
www.encyclopedia.com/economic...
omniatlas.com/maps/sub-sahara... (The best source I could find on Liberia… but all sources say the exact same thing. So I chose to trust this information)
Map of Africa 1928-1929 (very pretty)
www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/im...
Asia and the Great Depression:
www.sup.org/books/extra/?id=2...
www.encyclopedia.com/economic...
muse.jhu.edu/article/482884/pdf
eastasianbusinesshistory.word...
www.sup.org/books/extra/?id=2...
Other colonies and the Great Depression:
www.nma.gov.au/defining-momen...
sites.tepapa.govt.nz/sliceofhe...
www.encyclopedia.com/economic...
Japan and the Great Depression:
www.boj.or.jp/en/research/wps...
eh.net/eha/wp-content/uploads...
Explanation of dividends:
www.londonstockexchange.com/t...
What African towns looked like during the Great Depression:
• Cape Town, 1930's - Fi...
Other sources:
www.economist.com/free-exchan...
www.macrotrends.net/1470/hist...
www.macrotrends.net/1319/dow-...

[@juditkovacs1205]

This month's champion of self promotion: Avery, from History Scope.

[@TheNecropolis20]

at Judit Kovacs - hopefully the next great economic crisis - recession /depression does not get me

[@MATTHEW-tj8wx]

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[@Egotisticsoup]

@@TheNecropolis20 are you still hodling?

[@micahjohnson1205]

You have the best understanding accent... ever

[@furness804productions]

Switzerland had free trade?

[@thebestcentaur]

“When people hit their lowest point, they are open to the greatest change.” Prophetic words.

[@youpedia4614]

Avatar🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@alanmeyers3957]

Don’t worry, mows the time to buy just what you need and save the rest, we will see this again, and that will be the end of this country as we know it.

[@eurasiaacaci.-110]

For better or for worse

[@johnjsabrowski2214]

@@alanmeyers3957 ⁰⁰0ĺĺ Ll

[@Bambino_60]

In Recovery we call it our “rock bottom moment “

[@priatalat]

"This isn't so bad if you're rich" I feel like that applies to almost everything lol

[@VicSellsPeace]

It definitely applies to the 2020/2021 quarantine lockdowns that killed small business

[@benedictsmith9112]

Unless its a communist revolution

[@brianstephens7572]

In high school I was taught, "The really poor didn't care either because they were already really poor...". I'm paraphrasing, but it made sense at the time.

[@richardmarin2538]

Except assassination plots.

[@genkiferal7178]

some rich men take pleasure in robbing or fooling other rich men. plenty of well off men lost everything during the Depression and I have no doubt that other rich men thoroughly enjoyed taking their money and seeing their adversaries humbled or even detsroyed. I've seen men do this with wives or girlfriends, too - they take immense pleasure sleeping with the wife of a man they are jealous of.

[@Ken15643]

6:53 “as banks went rupt” Hearing it made me chuckle.

[@shellylofgren]

I wonder if people that experienced the 2008 crash had it easier because this market conditions are driving me to insanity, my portfolio has lost over $27000 last nov. alone my profits are tanking and I'm don't see my retirement turning out well when I can't even grow my stagnant reserve

[@philipr1759]

Even in this whirlwind, there are chances to be had, thus an increase in volatility is not always a bad thing. You have an opportunity to rebalance thanks to volatility. In order to help you diversify your portfolio, you must hire a financial counselor or broker.

[@jeffery_Automotive]

I'll suggest you create a diversification strategy because building a good financial-portfolio has been more complex since covid. Recently my colleague advised me to hire an advisor, surprisingly I have accrued over $120K under the guidance of my coach during this crash. She figured out Defensive strategies to protect my portfolio and make profit from this roller coaster market.

[@EllenAbrex]

That's impressive, my portfolio have been tanking all year, tried learning new strategies to gain in the current market but all of that flew right over head, please would you mind recommending the invt-adviser you're using?

[@jeffery_Automotive]

I thoroughly recommend Julie Anne Hoover, an investment advisor who is subject to US SEC regulation. She has assisted me with my portfolio for many years. Look her up online; she's a well-known figure.

[@EllenAbrex]

Thank you. I just checked her out on the web browser, She seems really proficient. I'll follow up with an email. Thanks for the lead.

[@Kiflic-fx3qp]

*The Big Sad*

[@notsojharedtroll23]

Omfg bruuuh

[@alexv3357]

The Colossal Blues

[@Jay-qb9gi]

The Tremendous Despair

[@alexv3357]

@@Jay-qb9gi The Overwhelming Malaise

[@davidsan9654]

The huge boo-hoo

[@kevinolmedo675]

Argentina every other decade: Crisis? What Crisis? There is no Crisis in Ba Sing Se

[@HistoryScope]

Kevinglas, the Earth King has invited you to Lake Laogai

[@AndresGomez-ws3fx]

You know, you killed it bro, because it applies for all the Hispanic America 🤣🤣🤣

[@cesarrsouza]

@@AndresGomez-ws3fx exactly. Glad you left Brazil out of the comment 🤣

[@AndresGomez-ws3fx]

@@cesarrsouza yes, we all know corruption and crisis are two words unsuited for Brazil

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

"The Great Depression Explained"= *furiously takes notes*

[@eastprussiaproductions]

I’m watching this during history about The Great Depression

[@harrisonjamie794]

Well that would be impossible to do considering I'm in my late 50s and I'm more interested in investments that could set me up for retirement in my 60s, my goal is at least $2million.

[@BrunoLuke]

As you plan your retirement, be sure to talk with a financial advisor who can help you make the most of your retirement investing scheme.

[@harrisonjamie794]

@@BrunoLuke Very true, If you're looking for help building a retirement nest egg, you most likely want a certified financial planner with expertise in retirement planning. With the aid of a coach, I grew my reserve from $160k to almost $600k during this Red season.

[@BrunoLuke]

@@harrisonjamie794 How can one find a verifiable financial Planner, I buy the idea of employing the services of a Financial Advisor because finding that balance between saving and living requires counsel.

[@harrisonjamie794]

@@BrunoLuke KRISTIN GAIL CUNNINGHAM. On the internet, that’s the financial advisor I use. She’s verified; you could also read more about her and then communicate with her. it’s always good to do your research before putting your money into any investment.

[@BrunoLuke]

@@harrisonjamie794 Thank you so much! Found her webpage and left a message. Hopefully, she responds.

[@gort9374]

One bank in America in 2008: *LEMME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE*

[@centrumxl.1509]

Lolll

[@The_whales]

Woops the economy crashed (again)

[@drewstead316]

BofA launders most of the cartel money

[@thelakeman2538]

I find the use of slave labour in Liberia pretty ironic as the country was founded by freed slaves, the freed slaves emerging as a privileged ruling elite is pretty interesting too.

[@armaggedon390]

Animal Farm.

[@arthas640]

Keep in mind Europeans didnt invent the african slave trade, they just subverted it. Slavery was super prevelant there before Europeans got involved and the last countries to ban it were mostly african ones.

[@themercifulguard3971]

@@arthas640 Slavery was a moral necessity since ancient times But Trans atlantic slavery specifically in recent centuries was quite unusual even for slavery standards. The reason why historians tend to focus on that even when Africans, Arabs, or Berbers enslaved people from Africa for like 1000+ years is because the economic effects were a whole different league.

[@channingbloom7125]

200

[@louvendran7273]

@@themercifulguard3971 No, it's just a western focus. The impact in other areas is not discussed as it is not of importance to the west especially the US who believe their history and culture reflects the entire globe which is totally absurd.

[@BlackCatBelzebub]

as a mathematically challenged person, i approve this video.

[@apriljasso9731]

Thank you so much for the global view of this time frame. I've looked and looked for info on the effects of the Depression globally and can't find much info.

[@kvthe2nd903]

Weird finally getting a great depression video/documentary that isn't just the US / rise of moustache man

[@HistoryScope]

Finding data on the rest of the world was actually quite hard in the beginning. The Euro-centric and America-centric sources were plentifull and well-analysed while the rest of the world was just kinda forgotten... In fact, for many years people assumed that Asia and Africa were fine because the governments still had enough money (which was used as an indicator of the economy at the time)... while completely ignoring the average people. This was really sad so I wanted to do better than that. Hope you enjoyed listening to the issues of Asia/Africa/Latin America

[@holdenwildeman5246]

Right, I am trying to learn more and I am like "was it just America or what?"

[@blugaledoh2669]

@Exocentric No, it just that most source are from their perspective.

[@fiaestebanlara6092]

Foreal doe

[@birdswakeme651]

Exocentric ironic you don’t understand how you’re perpetuating that stereotype

[@psyxypher3881]

"4 Degrees in Business and Economics" And you make KZbin videos...I'm disturbed by the implications that carries. I love these videos, though.

[@HistoryScope]

Finding a job wasn't easy for me. KZbin was my plan C

[@flavioardizio7242]

@@HistoryScope Hey HC do you plan on ever making a video on USSR economics and the growth from 1917 to 1991 ?

[@HistoryScope]

@@flavioardizio7242 Nope. I cover topics which everybody knows happened but most people don't know a lot of details. So I won't go indepth on such specific parts of history. If you want a good video on the USSR's economy I suggest watching Economics Explained. His videos are amazing! Especially the one on the USSR!!

[@flavioardizio7242]

@@HistoryScope ok thank you still very much :)

[@HistoryScope]

The USA git off the gold standard several times and then went back on it again. This isn't "changing dates". This is "doing the same policy multiple times".

[@artell9877]

Uitstekende video. De extra beelden maakt het nog makkelijker om 'in de tijd' te komen. Aan de aantallen te zien ben je lekker bezig.

[@freedomismyreligion4693]

Amazing video, loved every minute of it. Keep up the good work, mate!

[@penumbra0182]

History Scope: talks about a recession Me in 2020: *cries*

[@gruntdetonators]

@Ronald6Wilson6Reagan6 Lol, because Socialists always make their nations better. Like Venezuela, or the USSR, Cuba, PRC and so forth.

[@tolvajakos]

@EmperorJuliusCaesar Are you also ticking all the bad decisions being listed in the video because they are being made all over again (not only in the USA)?

[@mikaelgaiason688]

@@gruntdetonators The unprecedented rate of growth the USSR experienced under socialism was faster than any society had seen up until then, and was only matched by the even faster expansion of China... Venezuela ranks higher than the USA currently, and Cuba was a plantation, so yeah, they've improved.

[@priersackh]

@@gruntdetonators an insolent! China will always thrive!

[@eldermoose7938]

Not a good felling knowing your the new "lost generation"

[@scottymcdoogle8210]

"While countries like Japan and the USA were building themselves up, Europe spent 4 years blowing itself up" By far the best line in the entire video. I laughed...HARD!

[@eldermoose7938]

I feel that is the reverse right now

[@BTsMusicChannel]

@@eldermoose7938 It seems that whatever country has the money tends to like to use it to build empires. Japan tried and ultimately failed in the 1940s. The American neo-feudal global corporate capitalist empire will fail at some point too.

[@paulcharles2457]

@@BTsMusicChannel naw that was a different time

[@fiaestebanlara6092]

$TRAIGHT UP

[@12presspart]

not true in the second world war two though

[@randywilliams6248]

The fact that it was even legal to go off the gold standard and to just start printing money should be criminal.

[@gobeaugo]

Well done! Complete, easy to follow (for such a complex topic) with very helpful graphics. Thanks!

[@MirageGSM]

I was going to complain about the lack of antarctica, but you just barely put it in :-)

[@HistoryScope]

I actually did do extra research into Antarctica. When I said Antarctica was "totally fine" I actually meant it. There wasn't a decrease in expeditions or fewer research stations being set up. I thought it would be cool to talk about how a recession reduces spending on research by using Antarctica as an example... but I couldn't find any evidence that Antarctica 'economy' (if you can call it that) suffered because of the Great Depression. It would have been fun to talk more about it, but alas, there was nothing of note happening in terms of the Great Depression in Antarctica at the time.

[@Anyo92]

Wasn’t a whaling station in Antarctica abandoned due to the Great Depression?

[@Bpaulman]

What keeps me coming back to this video to watch and learn instead of running it as background noise is the simple excitement and passion you show with each fact that you present.10/10 would recommend

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Grab Drinks Google Drive

[@tradekings5433]

My greatest concern is how to recover from all these economic and global troubles and stay afloat especially with the political power tussle going on in the US.

[@marianparker7502]

As with any big financial decision, it’s important to keep your guard up for economic risks. However, smart planning, time management and seeking advice from a financial adviser can help keep you and your money safe.

[@Robertgriffinne]

@@marianparker7502 I agree with you. I ventured into stock with less than $100,000, and now I'm about 17,000 short of half a million dollars. Credits to Nicole Ann Sabin . She's verifiable.

[@tradekings5433]

@@Robertgriffinne Thank you! i just looked her up and sent a message hoping she gets back to me.

[@PhilipMurray251]

@@Robertgriffinne I just looked up this person out of curiosity, and surprisingly she seems really proficient. I thought this was just some overrated BS

[@spongeboimebobbb]

This is a scam

[@emusaurus]

Thanks. This was so easy to understand. And I must give kudos to you for making your voice much louder than the background music. Perfect video.

[@krystofstanek2194]

The fact that this is free is stunning and awesome. Love your work, keep it on ;)

[@stoneh2ovino]

At about the 3 minute mark you said, "Suddenly the values of these shares dropped..." Can you explain what caused this drop? This seems to be the most important part of the story...but there is a gap here.

[@NeoSoftwarePWNXORZ]

Likely a natural slowdown in the business cycle. For example, if almost every family in the US owned a home in the late 1920s, then companies involved in building a house (construction companies, household appliance manufacturers, interior designers, cement/lumber suppliers, etc) would experience a slowdown in sales, which results in lower profits. They're still making money, just not as rapidly as before. Suddenly investors aren't as attracted to the shares of these companies and now everyone's thinking, "if profits decline then the share price will decline too, I better sell these shares while they're still high" and true enough the share price tanks as every investor heads for the exit. Now imagine this happening to several different companies in multiple industries.

[@mikkimikki5376]

Plus, same as today the bigs will sell at the same time. Once, twice, three times. Insider trading.

[@ac-ir9gs]

more sellers than buyers

[@johnedwards7899]

Endemic corruption was rife. The Hoover government sat on its hands and did nothing about corruption, which finally caused a massive collapse. Laws and safeguards were put in place to prevent many suspect practices. Reagan in his wisdom, followed by the Bushs, undid many of these safeguards. "Too much red tape," the fools waffled. Unscupulous people seized on this, and we had the World Financial Crisis. History repeats, as the rise of ultra right wing lunacy shows us. Another war?

[@DannyVDub]

Margin calls forced the selling of stocks, driving prices lower as the distressed assets failed to catch a bid.

[@lethalbox909]

This was immensely informative and enlightening. You just got yourself a new subscriber.

[@lostpaws2178]

Yo, thanks for showing me just how global this crash was. I remember trying to find this out in middle school social studies waaay back when, but no one around me knew. Also great song choices and timing, btw. Sound design is super underappreciated

[@vleessjuu]

20:50 I can see you're a man of culture.

[@bleached_anus1487]

love it

[@notmee2388]

Live fast and prosper!

[@brokoblin6284]

They should teach the rules of acquisition in business class.

[@Kat-ez4ni]

The Imperium Entrance theme was a truly amazing touch... really shows that your work is sacred. love the channel

[@daverees6681]

Wow, Mr. Scope, that was outstanding! Such a full breakdown of the depression and bang on the money as far as accuracy, from my knowledge of those days before me, but that my parents saw Lot of changes, and that silly genius Keynes set the protocol....and it works. Remarkable. Thanks! cheers

[@colemiller6032]

6:22 This is a really well documented phenomenon and if you want to know more about it, it’s called a “Bank Run”, it’s similar to people storing water in bathtubs during a water shortage or people filling up gas cans during a gas shortage. Small shortages or hiccups can become very dire when these practices take place

[@jaymeister4850]

Except that some people had entire reservoir of water storage that they wanted to fill up. Great analogy 👍🏻

[@gussampson5029]

I guess you can say we had a toilet paper run during the China virus.

[@horaceroyal5289]

guess we all know what a bank run is now

[@fyelow9123]

@@horaceroyal5289 lol

[@jhutfre4855]

when corona started everyone went buying

[@gaviswayze9696]

Amazing explanation as always! I also encourage more economic analysis in future videos! I loved the economic and sociopolitical aspects being brought together for the bulk of the video. Especially for Africa, Asia and Latin America, which all too often get barely mentioned (if at all) within anglophone countries' education I guess my only new comment is asking if more frequent videos of this quality of clarity and research can become a new gold standard, if you will

[@mitchellmdl7278]

Ive been waiting for this to come out and I'm glad it's here. Great video once again, can't wait for the next one!!

[@tothviktor717]

So much hard work on this video! Really well done 👍 🙏

[@ieda18]

Brazil was like "I'll do myself then" As a Brazilian I can relate lmao We usually do ourselves when we can't pay for something. Like myself I was feeling tooth pain due to a open cavity, and I cant pay a dentist, so bought myself filling and filled my cavity 😂 I'm not feeling pain anymore at least.

[@mayflower6058]

Be careful doing this because you are just filling the cavity, not getting rid of it and then filling it, the cavity is still there, it’s just underneath, this will eventually lead to internal tooth decay and possibly a lot worse and more expensive issue like root canal.

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

Smartest South American:

[@asneecrabbier3900]

Every visit at the therapist is "the great depression explained"

[@misterdoctor8234]

"As banks went rupt"

[@daveyinparis1]

Heeheee...perhaps he's Romanian, where it is often used for 'torn' or 'broken'. We presume he meant 'broke'. Love how language evolves.

[@bendover6272]

@Dave you probably know this but he is Dutch

[@jkfozul2316]

@@daveyinparis1 I'm thinking he was being punny

[@daveyinparis1]

@@jkfozul2316 Of course. That's a thought. However, it would work with an unmarked accent and the emphasis on 'rupt'. However, with his heavy accent it sounded like a mistake. Now that I realise he is Dutch, the word 'rupts' is in that language too so he might have presumed that it translated to English. All very interesting.

[@I.F1719]

Wonderful content! Congratulations! Thanks for doing such important historical research material.

[@geekimusprime]

Just goes to show you how intertwined everything is. The chain reaction and Domino effect is astounding.

[@psuk2319]

Fantastic explanation, this video both entertained me and educated me, it's not easy to address complicated issues simply, many thanks

[@queeny5613]

This is possibly the best explanation I have ever seen, thansk so much

[@manuelschaefer7294]

I am very happy to have found your chanel. This is how things are to be explained. All thumbs up!

[@neoamaru]

I was a business student back in college. First time i actually enjoy a lesson in Economics :) Now that Lebanon (my country) is going through the same thing (almost) i'm going back to 'school' Thanks!

[@arandomassspammer6187]

2020 be like The Great Depression 2: Electric Boogaloo

[@prohz9129]

Bois....we have a Hermit Craft fan.

[@intuitionz1198]

@@prohz9129 OMG get out of my head 🤣

[@blizzbee]

A guy: (sneezes) Everyone: React like confronting a suicide bomber.

[@red2theelectricboogaloo961]

hi

[@quedtion_marks_kirby_modding]

Most countries: nooo we lost our jobs and now our people are starbing :( The USSR: Wait weren't we supposed to normaly starve?

[@HistoryScope]

That actually sums it up perfectly!

[@amehak1922]

North Korea now.

[@VivienneShakur]

the extreme droughts were a big problem ... the zars ususally didnt care for the well being of the people they treated like slaves. thats why these poor oppressed farmers and workers over threw the monarchy to establish a system that works for the people. still there were these droughts, and only by forcing the church to give parts of its hoarded wealth to the starving people brought a solution!!! these rich clericals and nobles did EVERYTHING to keep their extreme riches and let their fellow men starve! just fyi ;)

[@rogerreyne1877]

@@VivienneShakur Then Uncle Lenin reinstitute serfdom under the name of Kolkhoz and wage war against workers and peasants! Happy End!

[@justadult3493]

couldnt be furthest from the truth. in fact we were doing quite fine while the rest of the world starved

[@falconxgaming1202]

Hey there, you explained everything in a very subtle manner, everything seemed so easy when i saw the videos, i really want something like this from long to keep myself updated, i request you to make videos covering the greek mythology too sometime, that would be a big help, it's typical to understand and the way you explained everything was real smooth, and i know I'm asking too much but can you provide breif notes and details like timeline or flowchart kinda something, so we will be able to make notes for future reference. Thankyou so much, you helped me a lot. Thanks. :)

[@rykrr]

Who else is here before this happens again in 2024

[@itsblitz4437]

This was a great video on the ironically called Great Depression. This was very informative. Thank you for your teaching.

[@kreh1100]

I really like these videos.. I am a visual learner so the simple diagrams make the topic easier to understand. That is good because these topics can get complicated.

[@randawagner3287]

I really like the way all this research and information was presented.

[@semorepagne9996]

"Dude with Charlie Chaplin mustache". Lol I love your sense of humor man.

[@alexv3357]

At least one Depression-era tariff, the Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act) of 1920 (yes, I know that's a little bit before 1929, but still), prohibits foreign-registered ships from carrying goods between US ports, and that still a major problem since that means that a) much of America's domestic shipping has to happen across highways and rail where it more easily happen across rivers or along the coasts, and puts much unnecessary stress on ground infrastructure; and b) forces mostly Panamanian-registered and -crewed cruise ships to visit foreign ports before returning to US shores (the only exception as I write this is a Norwegian-owned cruise line that operates out of Hawai'i).

[@jayreagan5999]

That Jones act fucked Puerto Rico the likes no other law has fucked a country in a long, long time. To this day, the economy of Puerto Rico is a disaster all thanks to the Jones Act.

[@thahbx]

Thanks for covering the topic with simplicity and attention to detail at the same time, especially since we leaving in times that something similar will happen

[@mictianabsterges1313]

This won’t happen talent is beginning to swell up and innovation will stay strong

[@ToobzNightmare]

It makes my day every time I hear him. I love this mans voice sooo much.

[@daan8066]

Thanks for making such a long video in such a short amount of time!

[@HistoryScope]

It took me 2 months. That's way too long. Next video will hopefully be faster and shorter (unless people vote for African decolonisation... I see now way how I can make that a shorter video)

[@eliyasne9695]

18:34 I think that you are missing the point. I think that the cotton didn't get more competitive (in $) because the currency became less valuable, it was because the currency *was being* devalued at that moment, and thus people were willing to accept a lower payment of a stable currency rather than a full payment of a currency of decaying value.

[@HistoryScope]

You're correct about that. But this video is for the people who didn't study economics. There are A LOT of factors I left out or simplified. This is one of them. People who know more about economics can easily fill in the blanks (like you just did) while those who don't know a lot about economics can still get the basic principals without getting an information overload

[@landywilson]

My grandmother told me she didn't notice the great depression. They were so poor to begin with.

[@WallaceBMcClure]

Great job of explaining the great depression. It puts it into simple terms that people can understand, well some people can understand. I lose people at the economic concept that businesses must have more come in than go out.

[@mmtransport]

Woop, I like the use of historical videos.

[@HistoryScope]

I found some really good ones from Asia in the 1930s. It's fascinating to see the footage... unfortunately the voice overs were extremely racist (calling all Asians 'simple' for example) so I didn't share the in the descriptions. You can find them yourself by looking up "asia 1930s". Once you find one video your recommendations will likely fill with several others.

[@johnschultz2000]

That was very interesting Although being very basic tells me that we all have to get along together and share prosperity not Embrace greed.

[@jepptheclairvoyantdwarf9498]

Let's go! History scope time. Great content

[@mriforgotdude7966]

How do you not have more subs???I love you work and talent

[@reggie3819]

This is a nice documentary. I am now subscribed

[@notnidan]

Do more videos on Economic History!! You are awesome in it!!

[@bitterclinger5250]

Some omissions in the content as to cause and continuation: #1. The cause and length of the Great Depression was in part due to the Federal Reserve Bank's (rich insiders) contraction of money supply. #2. The Roosevelt administration favored tariffs because it was beneficial to their political allies, the large unions, though the new tariffs caused huge problems for those outside the unions. The Fed and the Federal government prolonged the suffering of Americans for their own benefit.

[@HistoryScope]

Right... Because the entire world hinges on the USA... Please stop being so America-centric. There were a lot of reasons it happened. Not just one.

[@GorillaBeamz]

Wow I'm mind blown by you're video's. It really opens my eyes to the truth about things

[@umarjavaid8289]

What a great channel to understand history of trade, business and so many other things..

[@eliyasne9695]

Thank you for giving me quality content to watch! :)

[@roxannad9134]

Many thanks for a brilliant video!

[@jaqualinallen9102]

Thank you! This really cleared it up for me!

[@luhevieira]

Aaaaah I LOVED this video! The Latin American part is very well done (as all the other ones) but the Brazilian bid I can affirm that was spot on... I think every Brazilian kid learns about the coffee crisis because it was insane and it caused a gigantic shift in politics, making sure that other areas other than Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo would be properly supported by the executive government. A few decades after that shift, they made Brasilia: in the middle of Brazil, the new capital. I love history so much

[@kenhart8771]

Yeah, Brasil have everything and unfortunately most Brazilians have corrupt mindset ruin everything that prevent Brasil being amazingly prosperous. It’s a sad sight to see a once beautiful city like Rio de Janeiro turned into shithole even worse is the economical powerhouse São Paulo only get cleaned when there is election and can’t even maintain its historical areas, so there is nothing but concrete high raises buildings, disgusting pollution and traffic jams. Brasilia looks like Moonbase Alpha TV series from the 70ties and is nothing than a shelter for greedy corrupt national politicians.

[@LandgraabIV]

42:42 loved the Avatar reference!

[@sovereign_wd9107]

When I heard that, I was painting, so for an instant, I wondered if maybe it had been a line from a philosopher that had just also been referenced by Aang. But I looked up in time to see the arrow and I knew. My heart is full

[@codzy3532]

glad i was born in 63 i had the best yrs of my life 70 80 90s after 2010 everythings gone down the drain 2023 be 60 this yr and im really glad im getting old cause im starting to not care anymore my spirit is going down lookin at the world today

[@patriciakneeburg9860]

We are the same age

[@LaddDentalGroup]

Love the complete overview!!

[@johnbernard5103]

"As banks went rupt" may be the best quote

[@alexandervanlier7405]

43 minutes, we’re in for a treat

[@Jokkkkke]

Saying that the USSR was economically worse than the West because of a lack of international trade is way oversimplifying it, though it should also be noted that the Soviets tried to enter the global economy throughout the interwar period and got routinely rejected in that process

[@VivienneShakur]

ussr was a very weakly industrialized place, trying to recover from famines, from white terror by ravaging feudalists, constantly being spied out and attacked by imperialist western countries that longed for its oil (by standard oil) or its resources (hitler). the nationalization of its banks and real public property rubbed the capitalists the wrong way. they fiercely opposed this material based, stabil system, in favor of their extreme volatile, debt based system, causing one crisis after the other and extreme poverty for the masses and extreme wealth for the few. because in all these explanations is missing that in the west was extreme oppression of the masses, which made socialist ideas so attractive to the proletarians of the world and the colonialized natives.

[@HistoryScope]

At no point do I say such a thing in my video, though. It was weak due to having a lower production in total and per capita, while also being very wasteful... Not because trade was low...

[@VivienneShakur]

@@HistoryScope i have to disagree about wastefulness of socialist production. this is actually a blatant lie used by capitalists to denounce socialist economies. it is very resourceful because it is a PLANNED economy. it produces exactly the DEMAND of the WHOLE people. in capitalism is quite the opposite. it is called anarchical production. demand is not calculated as a whole. every factory owner produces whatever they want to and afterwards they figure out how much is actually demanded. true demand that is unsatisfied is disregarded. demand is also only defined as such if it is backed with money. most of the time producers use advertising and trickery to sell their unnecessary products and bomb the people day and night to buy their products. it is so bad, that the products are build to break and to throw away. this is very unresourceful and causes all this trash!! which totally differs in socialist production where products have to be highly functional, have to last for a very long time and have to be repairable. the aim is to equip all people. (also the recycling was invented by socialists. the trash caused in socialist countries is therefore very few.) in capitalist production the aim is to accumulate profits for the owners of this factory. production was low in the beginning of the ussr. later on it was constantly rising, only kept lower than it should have been by capitalists like McCarthy and them using extremely high tariffs against all socialist economies and bitter embargos. countries that wanted to join the socialist trading system were brutally bombed and fascist terrorists were strategically build up and financed to hinder a growth of socialist markets.

[@HistoryScope]

Planned economies cannot provide enough supply as they aren't versatile enough. And no, they were VERY wasteful. A good example is the amount of concrete produced vs how much they actually used/needed. Recycling has been around for millenia... So socialists didn't invent that either. Socialist economies also weren't well known for the quality of their products, quite the opposite in most cases.

[@VivienneShakur]

@@HistoryScope this is simply not true. the product quality was WELL known! and the products still work today!! they were so good, that they filled the catalogs of Western retailers, just renamed. Take the GDR, it was an export nation, with over 50% dependency on export!! you have to really research unbiased! i think you dont mean quality, you talk about technological advance, which was achieved by denying access to techology to socialist countries by cocom and chincom, the trade embargo!! i dont know where you have opinions from, but the amount of trash produced by capitalist societies exceeds extremely the amounts of trash produced by socialist societies!! the denial of access to capitalist markets by cocom and the super high tariffs against socialist countries FORCED them to be very effective. everyone knows this! thats why they had set up the recycling system, before any capitalist country, who ship their trash to other countries. planned economy of GDR was able to supply everyone in the country with a home, health care, affordable public transport, food, free education and even grants for EVERY student. beat this. what you call versatile, we call unresourceful. unnecessary production, how many cars are standing around rusting on fields in the nowhere? how much food is thrown away? how many clothes are produced to fall apart after 3 wears? please pay attention. dont be opinionated and biased. have a scioentific approach to this. you already destroyed my country. can you at least after 30 years pay attention to what you destroyed, thanks. capitalist countries fail to supply the basic needs of large parts of their people, they simply dont view them as deserving. the only time that the socialist system broke down was when the Saudis produced so much oil in 1985 that the oil price plummeted. this caused the ussr to have a financial crisis, because it is an oil exporting country, also the GDR fell into a crisis, because it refined oil to fuels and depended also heavily on export. while the capitalist countries who were already the most indebted of the world gave eachother credit to affordable conditions, this was not the case towards socialist countries. to finance the imports from capitalist countries (plus all those too scared to become socialist -> nukes), which were way cheaper sold to capitalists, the interest rates were very high! the trade between socialist countries didnt use interest rates. it was a material based system. keep that in mind. a stabil, real economy trade system. which person with a functional mind can deny the benefit for the whole earth?

[@SpookyMingo]

History channel could never. Thank goodness you exist

[@LordyT34]

It's nice to see a full on explanation of the Great Depression rather than "The Stock Market crashed and life was hard, OK onto WW2“

[@littoww]

It's amazing how a KZbin channel run by one or a few People is better, more accurate and more entertaining than TV channels, Discovery, nat geo, that cost millions and employs hundreds

[@sucroseboy4940]

The more people you have, the less humanity you have. In large organizations, the individual has no say. If someone wants to make change they can’t really do so. It can be great in business, but in yt videos it’s not. Just look at buzzfeed

[@chrissmith3587]

American documentaries tend to be pretty bad, PBS puts out some pretty good KZbin documentaries

[@wafflewarriorthe3rd]

I feel like I am gonna need to know more about the great depression and other downturns for the next couple years to come 😂 great video, thank you!

[@scottfraser882]

Loving the Futurama reference at 19.31 😅♥️

[@kj3phh799]

Why didn't they just hire therapists if everyone was depressed

[@ampoule1878]

Watching this for my APUSH class right now. You did a really great job of explaining this whereas I wouldn't understand much from reading a normal textbook. :)

[@abcdefg-oe7fy]

Excellent Video! 👍 Keep the videos coming. [subscribed]

[@egyjuice]

Thanks for the share History scope

[@mattapple2105]

Very well made video, and good explanation.

[@morganfreaman]

Really glad you covered Antarctica very sad what happens there

[@TheREALJosephTurner]

Very nice to see this topic covered on a worldwide scale for a change. Kinda weird that I just finished a book about 1968 that also covered the entire world, rather than just here in the U.S.

[@SmartsellerGaming]

this is a great video for learning history in general

[@phatvegan1691]

I love the fact that you're pointing out money is gold for those who know what Au is

[@hennywaysmoove4569]

Big ups to you guys for keeping this piece of important history alive✨

[@iamsearchingforthefiletmignon]

Why you use that emoji

[@amehak1922]

I saw the 2008 recession coming in 2006 when i read that house prices in some areas were doubling in 3 years. That's a bubble, they eventually pop.

[@jaronn1109]

My dad noticed the same thing

[@iamsearchingforthefiletmignon]

Interesting

[@GorillaBeamz]

Love watching your videos

[@Walterw21]

Love your content!

[@fifi_2456]

Preparing for around the same time next year

[@GameDevNerd]

I've watched several of your videos in a row now. It was oddly a bit refreshing to hear a history narrative told in a non-British and non-American accent, for some reason, lol. Overall, your videos are pretty damn good and full of educational content. You definitely changed my perception of the Spanish meeting the Aztecs and some other historical episodes I was not very well versed in. But, as stated in my previous comment, I strongly object to the way you suggest/imply that currency gold standards were part of the cause of the Great Depression and that printing fiat currency is a good solution. A filthy rag might stop the bleeding of a nasty cut, but a week or even months later you can die of an infection from that filthy rag. And that's sort of what fiat currency is doing to us. I fear the infection may already be incurable. One of the primary causes of the Great Depression was the financial impact of WWI, during which gold standards were temporarily suspended, ruinous sums of money were borrowed and spent, private gold holdings were confiscated and diluted currency was printed. Unprecedented inflation (for that time) resulted and commodity, stock, real estate and other asset prices soared, kicking off a wave of speculative investment and creating a huge asset bubble. And bubbles, as we know, always burst. Since a lot of stock had been purchased with margin leverage (borrowed funds), the steep decline in stocks resulted in broker margin calls which forced liquidation of positions by traders and speculators (many of which lacked enough equity to cover their losses and repay the brokers and banks). It set off a chain reaction of panic selling and liquidation of assets that totally crashed everything. Deflation was never an actual problem, because there wasn't any real "deflation". It was a financial bubble bursting that had been pumped up by *inflation*, amplified by debt and financial leverage. Modern economic theories teach that "deflation" is the wicked enemy because what they perceive as deflation seems to cause all the world's woes. However, they seem incapable of comprehending that what they perceive as "deflation" is just the unwinding of a period of rampant INflation ... It's also worth mentioning that America STILL hasn't paid off its debts from the First World War. We still owe money for that war over a century ago. At Versailles, we sewed the seeds of the Second World War that would only lead to more death, destruction and debt. Modern notions of what governments are supposed to do are stupid, dangerous and unsustainable. Perhaps it won't be in our lifetimes, but all of this foolishness is coming to an abrupt end someday soon enough. It's a shame that future generations have already been financially ruined by the baby boomer generation and others before they were even born ... if we don't have to then our descendants will have to face the consequences of the 20th and 21st century government's stupidity ...

[@garyfrancis6193]

This is happening now. In July 2023 in Canada 45,000 housing construction jobs were lost as the housing market has ourpriced itself.Demand has driven prices up so an average house is a million dollars. People can’t afford a mortgage for that which would cost $8000 a month. This has a knock on effect for housewares and appliances. That results in unemployment for people who make those things. This trend is developing now in August 2023. 2024 could look like the Great Depression.

[@artasky6093]

I love the way you say "products more good" that why I sub and I like your voice