Great Depression

The Great Depression was one of the worst economic crises in modern history, lasting from 1929 through much of the 1930s and affecting millions of people across the United States and around the world. It began with the collapse of the American stock market in October 1929 and quickly spread, wiping out jobs, businesses, and savings on a massive scale.

Great Depression: Table of Contents

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Great Depression

Great Depression: Overview

  • ​​Great Depression: A Detailed Overview
    • A detailed article that covers the major causes, events and history of the Great Depression.

Causes of the Great Depression

  • Causes of the Great Depression
    • Stock Market Crash of 1929
    • Roaring Twenties
    • Interwar Period

Nations in the Great Depression

  • Great Depression in Australia
  • Great Depression in Canada
  • Great Depression in Europe
  • Great Depression in the United States

Life in the Great Depression

  • Life in the Great Depression
    • Hoovervilles in the Great Depression
    • Riding the Rails in the Great Depression
    • Migration in the Great Depression
    • Women in the Great Depression
    • Dust Bowl in the Great Depression

Economics in the Great Depression

  • Economics in the Great Depression
    • Mixed Economy
    • Modern Liberalism
    • Welfare State
    • Protectionism

The New Deal

  • New Deal in the Great Depression
    • Franklin D. Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address
    • Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats

People of the Great Depression

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Herbert Hoover
  • John Maynard Keynes
  • Friedrich Hayek

Outcomes of the Great Depression

  • Impacts of the Great Depression
    • World War II
    • Fascism
    • Significance of the Great Depression