Dec 14, 2025 · The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced …

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 …

The Depression was the longest and deepest downturn in the history of the United States and the modern industrial economy. The Great Depression began in August 1929, when the economic …

May 1, 2025 · The Great Depression was a devastating and prolonged economic depression that followed the crash of the U.S. stock market in 1929. It ended as the Second World War began.

By 1929, a perfect storm of unlucky factors led to the start of the worst economic downturn in U.S. history. As they traveled west from the drought-ravaged Midwest, American-born migrants were...

Jul 10, 2024 · It began in the United States on October 24, 1929, otherwise known as “Black Thursday," when panicked investors sold a record 13 million shares. Over the next four trading …

By the time that FDR was inaugurated president on March 4, 1933, the banking system had collapsed, nearly 25% of the labor force was unemployed, and prices and productivity had …

In the United States, the Great Depression is commonly (though not universally) dated to the Wall Street crash of October 1929. The nadir came in 1931–1933, and recovery came in 1940.

At the depths of the depression, over one-quarter of the American workforce was out of work. For many Americans, these were hard times. The New Deal, as the first two terms of Franklin …

Oct 29, 2009 · The Great Depression was the worst economic crisis in modern history, lasting from 1929 until the beginning of World War II in 1939.