Great Depression
Worldwide economic depression (1929–1939)
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The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939. The period was characterized by high rates of unemployment and poverty, drastic reductions in industrial production and international trade, and widespread bank and business failures around the world. The economic contagion began in 1929 in the United States, the largest economy in the world, with the devastating Wall Street crash of 1929 often considered the beginning of the Depression. Among the countries with the most unemployed were the U.S., the United Kingdom, and Germany.
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![]() 'Highest tariffs since Great Depression': In 1930's, trade plummeted and global depression deepened Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 04:25Published | |
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