Before revision: Today the gold standard remains a popular scapegoat for "the Great Contraction" — the unprecedented collapse of the U.S. money supply, which began after the 1929 stock market crash and led to the Great Depression.
After revision: Today the gold standard remains a popular scapegoat for "the Great Contraction" – the unprecedented collapse of the U.S. money supply, which began after the 1929 stock market crash and led to the Great Depression.