The stock market crash in 1929 signaled the beginning of a long period of severe economic turmoil in the United States. Although previous economic downturns had occurred, the Great Depression of the 1930s was unprecedented both in length and in the scope.
The stock market crash in 1929 signaled the beginning of a long period of severe economic turmoil in the United States. Although previous economic downturns had occurred, the Great Depression of the 1930s was unprecedented both in length and in the scope.