West Virginia's leading industry, coal, underwent wrenching changes. In the early stages of the Depression, the industry suffered from a virtual collapse as mining companies failed and unemployment grew, leaving once busy coal camps idle and stranding thousands of miners and their families.
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World War 1 resulted in a somewhat extended period of time in which an economic boom occurred. After the war, the U.S. became a lender to other territories, including Latin America. Exports to Europe from the U.S. increased as countries prepared for war. The U.S. spending increased as it prepared to enter the war itself.
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