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How would a recession in Britian affect the United States? 10 points best answer?

Question by Lyn-Z: How would a recession in Britian affect the United States? 10 points best answer?
20,000 jobs in Britain have been lost last month. If Britain enters a recession someday, what are the possible effects it will have on the United States?
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Answer by avgjoeIf Britain falls into recession the US dollar should get [...]

Q&A: What are valid sources for the following: “How WW2 brought the United States out of the Great Depression”?

Question by ThePipesAreCaling: What are valid sources for the following: “How WW2 brought the United States out of the Great Depression”?
I have to write a paper and the poitn of the paper is to state how WW2 brought the US out of the Great Depression. If I could get some sources that would be great!
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Q&A: Are we headed for a severe economic recession?

Question by Jane Doe: Are we headed for a severe economic recession?
The all over the map gas prices, the dwindling real estate market, the federal interest rate climbing, the quiet lull before presidential elections… are we headed for a severe economic recession? Pharmaceuticals, food prices, clothing prices, rental and goods keep rising … [...]

Q&A: When the US is in a recession why does America vote for Democrats?

Question by Ray: When the US is in a recession why does America vote for Democrats?
I have notice this through a brief history. FDR democrat, Clinton democrat Obama democrat..the only exception was reagan
Best answer:
Answer by Benjamin FranklinTo repair the damage of the Republicans
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“Almost as bad as the Great Depression” is that correct about the current situation in the US? or exaggeration?

Question by Banker: “Almost as bad as the Great Depression” is that correct about the current situation in the US? or exaggeration?
Obama uses that phrase, often. Others use that phrase. The History I’ve studied of the Great Depression, has no comparison to today’s distress. People in the ‘middle class’ closed the factories and stores, the [...]

Q&A: How has the current economic recession affected farmers in the United States and beyond?

Question by Aaron: How has the current economic recession affected farmers in the United States and beyond?
i have heard a lot about the current economic recession in how it has affected various businesses, big and small, but what I haven’t heard so much about is how farmers have been affected. So, the title of my [...]

How should I start my essay on ” The Great Depression”?

Question by Lady A: How should I start my essay on ” The Great Depression”?
I have a DBQ due on monday and I have NO idea how to start it. If anyone could give me an outline or anything of that nature to help me kick start my essay it would be much appreciated.
The Task: [...]

Q&A: Is the recession good for poor people who still have jobs, but bad for others who have lost their jobs?

Question by Instantpainrelief2008: Is the recession good for poor people who still have jobs, but bad for others who have lost their jobs?
During a recession, gas price goes down because people drive less. The cost of consumer goods also goes down because the cost of transportating those goods is less, and because people [...]

How would a recession affect the average American?

Question by toucansam456: How would a recession affect the average American?
The last time the US was in a recession, as I remember as a young child was in the early 90’s under the first Bush. I don’t understand how exactly a recession affects the economy, and how it differs from a depression.
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Answer by GhettoBlasterI [...]

Is the US really about to enter another “Great Depression”?

Question by meloncholybabe: Is the US really about to enter another “Great Depression”?
I’ve heard, with our economy the way it is, that we’re on the verge of a depression. Is that possible this day in age? How long could it be until we are in this “depression” seeing as we’re appparently already in “recession”? And [...]