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  1. Great Depression | Definition, History, Dates, Causes, Effects, & Facts ...

    Feb 18, 2026 · When did the Great Depression end? In most affected countries, the Great Depression was technically over by 1933, meaning that by then their economies had started to recover. Most did …

  2. Great Depression - Wikipedia

    The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939. The period was characterized by high rates of unemployment and poverty, drastic reductions in industrial production …

  3. Great Depression: Black Thursday, Facts & Effects | HISTORY

    Oct 29, 2009 · The Great Depression was the worst economic crisis in modern history, lasting from 1929 until the beginning of World War II in 1939.

  4. What Ended the Great Depression? - Foundation for Economic …

    Feb 24, 2010 · From 1931 to 1940 unemployment was always in double digits. In April 1939, almost ten years after the crisis began, more than one in five Americans still could not find work. On the surface, …

  5. What Ended the Great Depression? - Hoover Institution

    Oct 2, 2025 · If not, what did end the Great Depression? In his recent book False Dawn: The New Deal and the Promise of Recovery, 1933-1947, monetary economist George Selgin addresses these …

  6. Great Depression: What Happened, Causes, How It Ended

    Jul 10, 2024 · The Great Depression of 1929 was a 10-year global economic crisis. Here are the causes, its impact, how it ended, and the chances of recurrence.

  7. End of the Great Depression - Encyclopedia.com

    The New Deal programs introduced after 1933 had helped relieve some of the economic hardships brought on by the Great Depression, but it took massive war mobilization to actually end the …

  8. The Great Depression - Federal Reserve History

    The Great Depression 1929-1941 The longest and deepest downturn in the history of the United States and the modern industrial economy lasted more than a decade, beginning in 1929 and ending during …

  9. When did Great Depression end? - calendar-canada.ca

    Did the Great Depression end in 1933 or 1939? The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939.

  10. The Great Depression - Canada's History

    The depression ended in 1939 with the advent of the Second World War, which kick-started the world’s economies. Number of shares sold on October 29, 1929, by panicked New York Stock Exchange …