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Why did the 1929 stock market crash lead to a long-lasting depression instead of just a short-term problem?
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It resulted from a series of major international conflicts.
It was caused by widespread and sudden unemployment.
It revealed deeper, existing weaknesses in the economy.
It happened because government relief programs failed to work.

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It revealed deeper, existing weaknesses in the economy.

The crash exposed problems like overproduction, excessive speculation and credit, unequal income distribution, weak banks, and falling international trade, which turned a market collapse into a prolonged depression.