What is another word for great depression?

Pronunciation: [ɡɹˈe͡ɪt dɪpɹˈɛʃən] (IPA)

The Great Depression was a period in the history of the United States and other countries that lasted from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s. It was characterized by severe economic hardship, mass unemployment, and social unrest. Some synonyms for the term "Great Depression" include the "Great Slump," the "1929 Crash," and the "Black Friday Crash." Other terms used to describe this period include the "Hard Times," the "Economic Collapse," and the "Downturn." Regardless of the terminology used, the Great Depression remains a significant event in world history, one that still resonates with many people today.

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Famous quotes with Great depression

  • We have had a great depression in agriculture, caused mainly by several seasons of bad harvests, and some of our traders have suffered much from a too rapid extension in prosperous years.
    John Bright
  • At a time when going to college has never been more important, it's never been more expensive, and our nation's families haven't been in this kind of financial duress since the great depression. And so what we have is just sort of a miraculous opportunity simply by stopping the subsidy to banks when we already have the risk of loans. We can plow those savings into our students. And we can make college dramatically more affordable, tens of billions of dollars over the next decade.
    Arnie Duncan
  • I think if there's a great depression there might be some hope.
    Lawrence Ferlinghetti
  • Investing in auto companies and ensuring a financial collapse didn't lead not from a recession to a great depression may not have been the most popular thing to do, but it was the right thing to do.
    Robert Gibbs
  • The most striking development of the great depression of 1929 is a profound skepticism of the future of contemporary society among large sections of the American people.
    C. L. R. James

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