In October 1929, a stock market crash in the U.S. set in motion a chain of events that would consume the entire world in a global economic depression. Each of those events led to the Great Depression during the 1930s. In 1–2 sentences, assess the major consequences of the Great Depression and their impact on regional conflict during the 1930s.
The major consequences of the Great Depression included a severe decline in global trade, mass unemployment, and economic instability, which exacerbated existing tensions and contributed to the rise of regional conflicts, such as the aggression of imperialist powers and the expansionist policies of fascist states.
