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 widespread unemployment, economic instability, and a collapse in international trade, which exacerbated regional conflicts during the 1930s as countries turned to militarism, nationalism, and territorial expansion as a means to address their economic challenges and assert dominance.
