Great Depression in the United States government dealt with economic downturns, such as the use of stimulus packages, Keynesian economics, and Social Security. It also shaped modern American literature, resulting in famous novels such as John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Of Mice and Men". Examining the causes of the Great Depression raises multiple issues: what factors set off the first downturn in 1929; what structural weaknesses and specific events turned it into a major depression; how the downturn spread from country to country; and why the economic recovery was so prolonged. Many banks began to fail in October 1930 when farmers defaulted on loans.
The Generals of the Yang Family previous novels, some retold particular stories, while some are sequels. Other novels with similar settings would also feature characters from the Yang family, for example the novels featuring Zhao Kuangyin (927–976) or Di Qing (1008–1057) as their main character. Other novels in later settings also included characters who were alleged descendants of the Yang family: The Jiaqing Emperor, who reigned from 1796 to 1820, ordered the compilation of a "Song Book to Enlighten Generations" (昭代箫韶), containing 240 plays in "kunqu" about the generals of the Yang family. The compilation was published in 1813 and attributed to Wang Tingzhang (王廷章) and