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A Short History of the Great Depression

By Nick Taylor, the author of “American-Made” (2008), a history of the Works Progress Administration.

The Great Depression was a worldwide economic crisis that in the United States was marked b…

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After the stock market crash of 1929, the American economy spiraled into a depression that would plague the nation for a decade.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected president in 1932. He immediately embarked on an ambitious plan to get the country out of the Great Depression.

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Great Depression: Causes, Definition & Dates | HISTORY

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The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in world history. Learn about the Dust Bowl, New Deal, causes of the Great Depression, a Great Depression timeline more.