THE QUESTION

When did the Great Depression start?

THE ANSWER

Stock market crash of 1929

ALSO ACCEPTED

English question & answer

When did the Great Depression start?

Stock market crash of 1929

All accepted answers (English)

The Great Crash (1929)
Stock market crash of 1929

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THE CONTEXT

Two world wars and a depression

Remember 1929 as the date associated with the stock market crash and the beginning of the Great Depression.

How it fits together

The United States entered World War I in 1917. Attacks on shipping were among the reasons. The Great Depression began in 1929 and brought severe economic hardship. Franklin D. Roosevelt became president in 1933, during the Depression, and later led the country during much of World War II.

A closer look

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; the United States declared war on Japan the next day. Do not merge the two world wars into one story. Roosevelt and Eisenhower also had different roles during World War II: Roosevelt was president, while Eisenhower was a senior military commander.

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