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The Stock Market Crash of 1929 – Part 2: Age of Illusion

Conflicted: A History Podcast

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The Federal Reserve and Wall Street Crash

Two friends, two bankers, entered into a sacred pact to rebuild europe and lift it from the ashes of post war poverty. They thought they were going to make the world a better place. Instead, they built a ticking time bomb that would eventually detonate in october of 19 29. For most people ing about the history of the federal reserve, ranks slightly above a trip to the d m v and slightly below a route canal. What does a central banking system with all the entertainment value of fresh wallpaper have to do with our story? Well a lot actually.

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