American history

Order Description Answer ONE (max length: 750 words). 1. The stock market crash in October 1929 was only a proxy cause of the Great Depression: the root causes lied somewhere else. Discuss. 2. Why did countries want to go back to the Gold Standard after World War I? 3. Compare and contrast the Bretton Woods’ international monetary regime with the International Gold Standard. What are the main commonalities and differences? SECOND SET OF QUESTIONS: Answer ONE (max length: 750 words). 1. What caused the breakdown of the Bretton Woods' system in the early 1970s? 2. What are the specific traits of contemporary financialisation? To what extent does financialisation signal a "structural change" in the contemporary world economy? 3. What is “new” about American imperialism in the XX century?