Following the collapse of the stock market in 1929, The Great Depression indicated a significant shift in worldwide finances, politics, and altered the view of the United States. Many issues played a role in bringing about the depression; however, the main cause for the Great Depression was because of both the greatly imbalanced spreading of wealth throughout the 1920's, and the widespread stock market rumor that took place during the later part of that decade. The cause of the Great depression was also the actions of the Federal Reserve and their use of financial policies before and during the depression. Money was scattered between the rich and the middle-class, between the industry and agriculture within the United States, and among the United States and Europe. This unevenness of wealth created an unstable economy. The unnecessary rumors in the late 1920's kept the stock market high, but eventually led to...