Great Depression

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economic depression financial crisis historical event

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic downturn during the 1930s that led to massive unemployment, bank failures, and profound social and political change.

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Label	Occurrences
Great Depression canonical	346
Great Depression era	57
Great Depression in the United States	23
The Great Depression	9
Great Depression era United States	6
Great Depression in Germany	5
Great Depression in France	2
Great Depression in the United Kingdom	2
American Great Depression	1
Depression-era America	1
Great Depression era (original film setting)	1
Great Depression era in the United States	1
Great Depression labor struggles	1
Great Depression-era United States	1
Great Slump	1
United States during Great Depression	1
the Great Depression	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	economic depression ⓘ financial crisis ⓘ historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Great Depression ⓘ surface form: Great Slump
cause	1929 Wall Street Crash ⓘ banking crises ⓘ collapse of international trade ⓘ deflationary monetary policy ⓘ gold standard constraints ⓘ overproduction in industry and agriculture ⓘ stock market speculation bubble ⓘ unequal income distribution ⓘ
effect	bank failures ⓘ business bankruptcies ⓘ changes in macroeconomic theory ⓘ collapse of world trade ⓘ decline in birth rates ⓘ decline in international investment ⓘ deflation ⓘ expansion of welfare state policies ⓘ falling industrial output ⓘ farm foreclosures ⓘ growth of Keynesian economics ⓘ homelessness ⓘ mass unemployment ⓘ political instability ⓘ rise of extremist political movements ⓘ social unrest ⓘ strengthening of government economic regulation ⓘ widespread poverty ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	economic history ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ political history ⓘ
followedBy	World War II economic mobilization ⓘ
hasConsequence	changes in labor laws ⓘ creation of deposit insurance in several countries ⓘ development of macroeconomic stabilization policies ⓘ expansion of central bank roles ⓘ growth of social safety nets ⓘ increased government intervention in economy ⓘ influence on creation of International Monetary Fund ⓘ influence on creation of World Bank ⓘ influence on economic policy during later recessions ⓘ influence on postwar Bretton Woods system ⓘ reform of banking systems ⓘ rise of welfare capitalism ⓘ shift in political alignments in United States ⓘ strengthening of labor unions ⓘ
hasEndTime	early 1940s ⓘ late 1930s ⓘ
hasKeyEvent	Glass–Steagall Act ⓘ surface form: Banking Act of 1933 Dust Bowl ⓘ New Deal ⓘ surface form: First New Deal Glass–Steagall Act ⓘ London Economic Conference ⓘ New Deal ⓘ Ottawa Agreements ⓘ Reconstruction Finance Corporation creation ⓘ New Deal ⓘ surface form: Second New Deal Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act ⓘ Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ⓘ National Labor Relations Act ⓘ surface form: Wagner Act abandonment of gold standard by United Kingdom ⓘ abandonment of gold standard by United States ⓘ bank holiday of 1933 ⓘ creation of Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ currency devaluations ⓘ establishment of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ⓘ formation of Popular Front governments in Europe ⓘ rise of Nazi Party in Germany ⓘ rise of protectionist trade policies ⓘ
hasKeyFigure	Adolf Hitler ⓘ Benito Mussolini ⓘ President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover ⓘ John Maynard Keynes ⓘ Winston Churchill ⓘ
hasLocation	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Latin America ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ worldwide ⓘ
hasMainLocation	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasNotableAspect	Hoovervilles shantytowns in United States ⓘ breadlines and soup kitchens ⓘ collapse of commodity prices ⓘ cultural depictions in literature and film ⓘ migration from rural to urban areas ⓘ sharp decline in GDP ⓘ unemployment rates above 20 percent in many countries ⓘ
hasStartTime	1929 ⓘ
precededBy	Roaring Twenties ⓘ
timePeriod	1930s ⓘ

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