The document summarizes the key events and impacts of the Great Depression that began with the stock market crash of 1929. It describes how various sectors of the US economy such as agriculture, consumer spending and the wealth gap were struggling in the late 1920s. The stock market crash in October 1929 marked the beginning of the Great Depression, as stock prices plummeted and banks collapsed in its aftermath. Unemployment rose dramatically to 25% by 1933 as GDP fell nearly 50%. Worldwide, many countries were severely impacted due to economic interdependence and the dust bowl exacerbated problems in North America. The Depression ended during World War 2 as US factories received orders to support the war effort.

1. THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 Photos by photographer Dorothea Lange

11. By mid-November, investors had lost about $30 billion

23. Dust storm approaching Stratford, Texas - 1934

24. Storm approaching Elkhart, Kansas in 1937

25. Dust buried cars and wagons in South Dakota in 1936

33. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT- 1932 Roosevelt remained vague on the campaign trail, promising only that under his presidency government would act decisively to end the Depression.

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