The post–World War I recession was an economic recession that hit much of the world in the aftermath of World War I.In many nations, especially in North America, economic growth continued and even accelerated during World War I as nations mobilized their economies to fight the war in Europe. After the war ended, the global economy began to decline. In the United …

The Federal Reserve Act was passed by the 63rd United States Congress and signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on December 23, 1913. The law created the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States.. The Panic of 1907 convinced many Americans [who?] of the need to establish a central banking system, which the country had …