WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression? The Dust Bowl occurred during the Great Depression, and made it last longer, but it was not one of the causes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Economic instability led to political instability in many parts of the world. Political chaos, in turn, gave rise to dictatorial regimes such as Adolf Hitler’s in Germany and the military’s in Japan. (Totalitarian regimes in the Soviet Union and Italy predated the depression.)

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Although it originated in the United States, the Great Depression caused drastic declines in output, severe unemployment, and acute deflation in almost every country of the world.