Great Depression (oct 29, 1929 – oct 24, 1939)
Description:
Caused by a stock market crash in the US in 1929, the Great Depression is important to world history because it was a global economic crisis. This crash changed economic principals in numerous countries; increased unemployment and inflation greatly; and severely hurt Germany's economy, eventually leading them to cause World War II.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 29, 1929
oct 24, 1939
~ 9 years and 11 months