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brought to you by unexpected economic booms Use the word

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boom very lightly around here there is the question during

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the great depression south africa experienced an unexpected economic boom

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because what are y and hear the pendulum All right

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let's take a look at bea during the depression oil

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prices didn't increase what the office that actually they started

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falling And when you combine falling prices with the ever

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expanding supply of oil from countries across the world then

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throw in the fact that everyone was trying to sell

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sell sell mortar marcel despite no one wanting to buy

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buy buy well kind of like the last remaining date

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squares and a bake sale Well you're not going to

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see an unexpected economic boom anytime soon Hey that were

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a poet and we didn't even realize were capable of

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such things C is also incorrect While south africa did

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have a strong agricultural industry the sudden lack of a

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global demand for his exports took a serious toll on

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their export value well for instance shrunk seventy five percent

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which is twenty five percent less than that willis letter

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The salesperson swore to you wouldn't shrink drank he's not

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the right answer While the illegal sale of alcohol during

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prohibition was a surefire moneymaker south africa made it's mint

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during the great depression in a different shining away go

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which means is the correct answer that africa has always

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been known for two commodities gold and diamonds We also

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know that when cash loses value like it did during

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the great depression precious metals like gold Often experience is

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significant value increase Because the mining industry in south africa

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was the most advanced in the time investors felt safe

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putting their money They're allowing south africa's gold industry to

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flourish the next time a great depression hit You know

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where to invest and perfectly don't store it in your 00:01:46.365 --> [endTime] couch That's What banks are for people go

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