Question

In October 1929, a stock
market crash in the U.S.
set in motion a chain of
events that would consume
the entire world in a global
economic depression. Each
of those events led to the
Great Depression during
the 1930s. In 1–2
sentences, assess the
major consequences of the
Great Depression and their
impact on regional conflict
during the 1930s.
(2 points)

Answer 1

The major consequences of the Great Depression were widespread unemployment, severe poverty, and a decline in industrial production, which in turn fueled regional conflicts in various parts of the world as countries resorted to protectionism and pursued aggressive expansionist policies in an attempt to revive their struggling economies.