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  2. Recession of 1937–1938 - Wikipedia

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    The American economy took a sharp downturn in mid-1937, lasting for 13 months through most of 1938. Industrial production declined almost 30 percent, and production of durable goods fell even faster. Unemployment jumped from 14.3% in May 1937 to 19.0% in June 1938. [1] Manufacturing output fell by 37% from the 1937 peak and was back to 1934 ...

  3. Great Depression in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Defining Moment: The Great Depression and the American Economy in the Twentieth Century (1998). Advanced economic history. Bremer, William W. "Along the American Way: The New Deal's Work Relief Programs for the Unemployed." Journal of American History 62 (December 1975): 636–652 online; Cannadine, David (2007). Mellon: An American Life.

  4. Technological and industrial history of the United States

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    This can be illustrated by the index of total industrial production, which increased from 4.29 in 1790 to 1,975.00 in 1913, an increase of 460 times (base year 1850 – 100). [ 5 ] American colonies gained independence in 1783 just as profound changes in industrial production and coordination were beginning to shift production from artisans to ...

  5. Communist Party USA and American labor movement (1937–1950)

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    Barnard, John, American Vanguard: A History of the United Auto Workers, 1935–1970 (2004) Cochran, Bert. Labor and Communism, The Conflict that Shaped American Unions (Princeton University Press, 1977) Eidlin, Barry. "Why is there no labor party in the United States? Political articulation and the Canadian comparison, 1932 to 1948."

  6. List of recessions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Though not severe, this downturn lasted for nearly two years and saw a distinct decline in the national product. Industrial and commercial production both declined, albeit fairly modestly. [26] The recession came about a year after a 1901 stock crash. Panic of 1907: May 1907 – June 1908 1 year 1 month 2 years 9 months −29.2% −31.0%

  7. Texas oil boom - Wikipedia

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    That same year, the Humble Oil Company (today Exxon Corporation) was formed by Ross Sterling and Walter William Fondren in Humble, Texas. [48] The headquarters were moved to Houston, and the company eventually sold half of its shares to Standard Oil of New Jersey, establishing a long-term partnership that lasted for decades.

  8. History of the United States (1917–1945) - Wikipedia

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    American imports and exports plunged by more than two thirds, but since international trade was less than 5% of the American economy, the damage done was limited. The entire world economy, led by the United States, had fallen into a downward spiral that got worse and worse, and in 1931–32 began plunging downward even faster.

  9. History of the oil shale industry in the United States

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    The high price of petroleum encouraged intensified exploration in the US and elsewhere, and eventually resulted in the discovery of large new petroleum deposits. American oil production surged in the early 1920s, particularly in north Texas and the Los Angeles Basin in California, driving down both imports and the price of oil. [27]