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Bookmark or Share- The Great Depression, World War II, and the 1930s - ThoughtCoThe 1930s were dominated by the Great Depression in the United States and the rise of Nazi Germany in Europe. The FBI under J. Edgar Hoover went after gangsters, and Franklin D. Roosevelt became synonymous with the decade with his New Deal and "fireside chats."
- 1930s - WikipediaThe 1930s (pronounced "nineteen-thirties" and commonly abbreviated as "the '30s" or "the Thirties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1930, and ended on December 31, 1939. In the United States, the Dust Bowl led to the nickname the "Dirty Thirties".. The decade was defined by a global economic and political crisis that culminated in the Second World War.
- Great Depression | Definition, History, Dates, Causes, Effects, & Facts ...Great Depression, worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world, sparking fundamental changes in economic institutions, macroeconomic policy, and economic theory.
- Great Depression: Years, Facts & Effects | HISTORYThe Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. At its peak, the U.S. unemployment rate topped 20 percent.
- Great Depression - Social Impact, Unemployment, Poverty | BritannicaBut the stock market crash in 1929, the factory closures and spiraling unemployment of the early 1930s, and Hitler’s takeover of the German government in 1933 forced many “expatriates” not only to return to the United States but to become politically engaged in their home country.
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