In October 1929, a stock

Question

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

Answer 1

The major consequences of the Great Depression included widespread unemployment, economic hardship, and political instability. These conditions fueled regional conflicts as nations turned to aggressive expansionism and militarization as a means to stimulate their economies and assert their power on the world stage.