<span>The Depression spread rapidly around the world because the responses made by governments were flawed. When faced with falling export earnings they overreacted and severely increased tariffs on imports, thus further reducing trade. Moreover, since deflation was the only policy supported by economic theory at the time, the initial response of every government was to cut their spending. As a result consumer demand fell even further. Deflationary policies were critically linked to exchange rates. Under the Gold Standard, which linked currencies to the value of gold, governments were committed to maintaining fixed exchange rates.</span>
I believe that Massachusetts was farthest North.
The political situation following the decline of the Roman Empire was not particularly envy-inducing. The reason for this was that Europe had no centralized government and with that there were a mixture of tribes where each fought for their right to rule over the best areas in Europe - D.
The US reported 58 220 American casualties in the Vietnam war, although it may be higher. The causalities of North Vietnamese and Vietcong troops definitely exceed more than American casualties.
