The Yellow River region. The civilization of ancient China first developed in the Yellow River region of northern China, in the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE. A large part of this area is covered by loess soil. In Chinese history, the Yellow River is not just a river; it stands for the origins of culture and civilization. ... That is because the Yellow River was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilizations in the Xia (2100–1600 BC) and Shang (1600–1046 BC) eras — the most prosperous region in early Chinese history.
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The United States's recession was for only seven months and eventually lead to the Great Depression in 1929. On the other hand, Germany was much harder due to their debts that are needed to be paid and that was because of the Treaty of Versailles that obliged the Germany to pay the Allied Powers its debt.