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.

use informal terms.

The Great Depression had a huge impact on regional conflict in the 1930s, as it heightened tensions and created economic instability that fueled the rise of extremist ideologies and led to conflicts such as World War II.