Great Depression Summary

Depression The term depression has been used to refer both to an emotional state and a group of psychiatric disorders. As an emotional state, it is also known by various comparable terms: dejection, d... Read more

1930s: the Great Depression Disrupts America After the Roaring Twenties, when business boomed and people thought the future looked bright, the stock market crash on October 29, 1929, seemed a minor pr... Read more

1940s: Commerce The 1940s were a time of incredible growth for American business. The country had recovered from the Great Depression (1929–41) and the war and government spending helped Americ... Read more

Great Depression Timeline January 17, 1920 The Eighteenth Amendment, known as Prohibition, goes into effect, banning the sale and manufacture of all alcoholic beverages in the United States. 1921&#... Read more

Everyday Living In the 1930s the economic crisis known as the Great Depression rippled through the United States, affecting almost all American families. The crash of the New York Stock Exchange in Oc... Read more

End of the Great Depression The 1930s were a troubled decade, economically and politically, throughout much of the world. In the United States the stock market crash in 1929 and the economic depressio... Read more

Everyday Living The Great Depression, the worst economic crisis in U.S. history, affected almost all Americans and their families to some degree. Only the very rich avoided having to make lifestyle ch... Read more

Literature and Songs of the Great Depression Every period of U.S. history has produced unique varieties of American literature. The Great Depression (1929–41), the most severe economic crisis t... Read more

Depression One of the most common modern emotional complaints, depression is sometimes referred to as "the common cold of psychiatric illness." In its everyday usage, the word "de... Read more

Depression Depression is a psychoneurotic disorder characterized by lingering sadness, inactivity, and difficulty in thinking and concentration. A significant increase or decrease in appetite and time... Read more

Depression Introduction The term "depression" covers a wide range of thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. It is also one of the most commonly used terms to describe a wide range of negativ... Read more

Ten Years of Not Knowing An Economic Solution Hoover's Depression Millions on the Move The Farming Crisis A New President The Bank Holiday The Fireside Chats Immediate Action The Civilian Conservatio... Read more