Because if you look at Europe, they left the gold standard at the same time and had totally different outcomes. If leaving the gold standard was the sole/princi

Because if you look at Europe, they left the gold standard at the same time and had totally different outcomes. If leaving the gold standard was the sole/principal, inescapable cause then Europe would track the US in this regard over the same time period. It does not. I provided you a link to an EC report on the matter as [1]. It's good reading!