#Finance

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People (1)

Banker, Financier, and Architect of American Industrial Power

Eras (1)

The Great Depression

The economic catastrophe of 1929–1941 that reshaped American life and government

Events (9)

Election of 1896

McKinley vs. Bryan — gold, silver, and the soul of American capitalism

Great Recession of 2008

The worst financial crisis since the Great Depression — and the collapse that remade American politics

Occupy Wall Street

The 2011 protest that put economic inequality on the agenda

The financial collapse that destroyed Martin Van Buren's presidency and lasted seven years

The railroad collapse that triggered the Long Depression and ended Reconstruction

The worst depression before the 1930s — and the crisis that made William Jennings Bryan

Stock Market Crash of 1929

The financial collapse that triggered the Great Depression

The Great Depression

The worst economic catastrophe in American history

The Panic of 1907

The banking crisis that one man stopped — and that created the Fed

Concepts (2)

Financial Panics and Crashes

The recurring booms and busts that have shaped the American economy

The Federal Reserve

America's central bank and the manager of its money

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