There are major differences between the current economic conditions and the government's response versus those that occurred during the Great Depression in 1929-1932. The table below details some ...

On the surface, there are disquieting parallels between economic conditions in the early 1930s and those of 2008. There was the popping of an enormous asset bubble – stocks then, housing now.

The Great Depression was a worldwide economic slump that occurred in the aftermath of the stock market crash of 1929 and ended in the late 1930s or early 1940s, depending on the country.

INTRODUCTION. The stock market crash of 1929 triggered the beginning of the Great Depression but additional underlying economic conditions further exacerbated the situation.

When you think of hygiene during the Great Depression, you might automatically assume the widespread unemployment and poverty resulted in a generally dirty and unkempt population. However, while many ...

The Great Depression Atlantic articles from the 1930s reveal how Americans reinvented banking, restructured the economy, and dealt with challenges unsettlingly parallel to those of today. By Laura ...

How close did we come to the Great Depression 2.0? Doubtless, that question will spawn a cottage industry of books, studies, and conferences. But Christina Romer, the head of President Obama's ...

The Great Depression began with "Black Tuesday" on Oct. 29, 1929, when a panic selloff triggered a stock market collapse, wiping out thousands of investors who had borrowed heavily.

In Houston, optimism was high during 1929 and 1930, the earliest years of the Great Depression. The city's busy port and oil refineries helped curb the true conditions of the dire times. Advertisement ...