Great Depression

Severe worldwide economic downturn from 1929 to the late 1930s.

Depression era GDP crisis

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s. It was marked by widespread unemployment, poverty, deflation, and a significant decline in industrial production.

The term 'Great Depression' was popularized by economist John Maynard Keynes to describe the economic crisis of the 1930s.

The Great Depression was a really tough time when lots of people lost their jobs and money, and things got very expensive.

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