Great Depress

The Great Depression was caused due to the problem of the gold backing system failing to remain strong enough to work.

1. Bernanke, Ben. "Money, Gold, and the Great Depression" - Speech given March 2, 2004; transcript at <http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/speeches/2004/200403022/default.htm>

This speech was given in 2004 and sums up some good points about the good about the Great Depression. Sums up the cause and reasons that led up to and caused the Great Depression, mainly refering to the gold backing system as the main cause. 

2. Bernanke, Ben. Essays on the Great Depression (Princeton University Press, 2000) Chapter One available online - "The Macroeconomics of the Great Depression" at <http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s6817.html>

Tells why gold losing value and quantity was the reason for the Great Depression. Shows that the gold backing system losing strength was the reason behind the sudden collapse of the economy.

3. Mann, Andy. The Great Depression - Why It Spread Worldwide <http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Great-Depression---Why-It-Spread-World-Wide&id=263094>

Gives a simple, short and sweet summary of the gold backing system, and why it failed and contributed to the economic collapse of the 1930s.