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A major economic collapse that lasted from 1929 to 1940 in the US and a similar period in many other countries.
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Great Depression — ➔ depression … Financial and business terms
Great Depression — This article is about the severe worldwide economic downturn in the 1930s. For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Great Depression — the economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock market crash in October, 1929, and continuing through most of the 1930s. * * * or Depression of 1929 Longest and most severe … Universalium
Great Depression — Heimatlose Mutter, Foto von Dorothea Lange, 1936 Als Great Depression („Große Depression“) bezeichnet man die schwere Wirtschaftskrise in den USA, die am 24. Oktober 1929 mit dem „Schwarzen Donnerstag“ (auf Grund der Zeitverschiebung zwischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Great Depression — The Great Depression was the worldwide economic crisis that followed the Wall Street Crash and the Depression that began in the United States in 1929. The calling in or cessation of foreign loans and the imposition of high tariffs led to a… … Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era
Great Depression — An economic recession that began on October 29, 1929, following the crash of the U.S. stock market. The Great Depression originated in the United States, but quickly spread to Europe and the rest of the world. Lasting nearly a decade, the… … Investment dictionary
Great depression — In the United States, the Great Depression had a profound effect on fashion, as people flocked to the movies to escape their worries. Costumes produced by American designer Gilbert Adrian began to influence international fashion. Despite the… … Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry
Great Depression — Great De|pres|sion, the the severe economic problems that followed the Wall Street Crash of 1929. In the early 1930s, many banks and businesses failed, and millions of people lost their jobs in the US and in the UK and the rest of Europe … Dictionary of contemporary English
Great Depression in the United States — The Great Depression in the United States began on Black Tuesday with the Wall Street crash of October, 1929 and rapidly spread worldwide. The market crash marked the beginning of a decade of high unemployment, poverty, low profits, deflation and … Wikipedia
Great Depression in the Netherlands — The Great Depression was a period of severe economic crisis in the 1930s which affected countries around the world, including the Netherlands (Dutch: De Grote Depressie, de Crisisjaren, de Crisistijd). In the United States the Stock Market Crash… … Wikipedia
Great Depression in Canada — Canada was hit hard by the Great Depression. Between 1929 and 1933, the gross national product dropped 40% (compared to 37% in the US). Unemployment reached 27% at the depth of the Depression in 1933. Many businesses closed, as corporate profits… … Wikipedia
