Question 103 of 128 · American History · Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
What was the Great Depression?
Accepted answer
- Longest economic recession in modern history
Why this is the answer
The Great Depression was the longest and worst economic crisis in modern American history. It began with the stock market crash of 1929. Banks and businesses across the country closed, people could not find work, and many lost their homes and their savings. It was the crisis Franklin Roosevelt faced when he became President in 1933. Memory hook: a depression is a very long, very deep recession, and this was the longest.