This reads like revisionist history.  people had called the great depression of 1873 - 1896 the &quot;Great Depression&quot; yet here it was happening again just worse in 30 years.  And in those 30 &#x27;good&#x27; years you had the first world war.  Banks where and still are considered a major cause of economic downturns and even today we stress test banks on a regular basis.<p>Further, environmental devastation played a huge role in the Great Depression.  <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Dust_Bowl" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Dust_Bowl</a>