What finally brought America out of the Great Depression?

Answer 1

To make things very simple, time and money.

On a global scale, a (the) depression was an exteme example of the downward cycle of the world economy. The economic cycle simply allows for periods of fast growth, slow growth, no growth, and negative growth. It happens all the time. The Depression was a period of 'negative growth' that was extreme, due to a large ammount of risk taking (among other things) and governmental mal-intervention with that business cycle.

With that said, 'time' is needed to help 'clear out' mal investments and mistakes made by govenement. Innefficient businesses (and business practices) must be allowed to fail. Member of society who had been receiving the benefits of the economy without doing much productive (economic speculators), need to become productive again.

As for the 'money' side of things....money is needed. Whether you believe the U.S. came out of the great depression due to 'new deal' programs, or due to WW2...either way, the money the nation (in the form of the government) had was spent for productive purposes...roads and factories were built..etc.

Answer 2

The major accomplishment of the New Deal was to ease the economic hardships felt by most during the Great Depression. This preserved confidence in the American institutions and averted any attempts to radically change our basic economic and political structure. The relief measures of the New Deal did put people to work. But the New Deal failed in its attempt to achieve a complete economic recovery. The recession of 1937 was proof that the New Dealers had not unlocked the secrets of maintaining economic prosperity during peacetime. Only when the nation began to prepare for World War II, along with massive purchases of American goods from abroad (and American rearmament), did the Great Depression come to an end. By 1939 the economy was on an upswing and by 1940, after war had begun in Europe, the Great Depression was history.

Answer 3

World War II. President Roosevelt's policies actually mad the Depression WORSE, and threw the country into a deflationary spiral. The economy only started to really grow after Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941.

Answer 4

WWII got the United States out of the Great Depression ... WWII brought with it the creation of new jobs and the need for workers ... In the United States there where War bonds being sold at a high rate ... which lifted the stock market...

Answer 5

WW2 put men to work in the factories and the enlistment of men to fight the war contributed to getting out of the depression. Programs like the WPA also put men to work building dams, bridges, and other needed infrastructure.

Answer 6

A couple things really the main one being America entering into WWII which caused the U.S. to create jobs by having people make weapons or signing up for the millatary.

Answer 7

World War 2