USA HISTORY

THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940

THE DUST BOWL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which event was the first to begin?
A
The start of the Great Depression
B
Second World War
C
Dust Bowl
D
New Deal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It began after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. Over the next several years, consumer spending and investment dropped, causing steep declines in industrial output and employment as failing companies laid off workers.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn that began in the fall of 1929 and did not end in many places until the Second World War. It was triggered in large part by a sudden crash of the American stock market on October 29, a day widely known as Black Tuesday.

Detailed explanation-3: -The beginning ofAmerica’s “Great Depression” is often cited as the dramatic crash of the stock market on “Black Thursday, ” October 24, 1929 when 16 million shares of stock were quickly sold by panicking investors who had lost faith in the American economy.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Depression is referred to as the greatest and also the longest economic downturn or recession in modern history. It started in the USA. After that, it had a rippling effect on the economies of the world. It is said that the Great Depression started with the USA stock market crash in October 1929.

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