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. (2 points)
The major consequences of the Great Depression included high rates of unemployment, widespread poverty and economic instability, which in turn contributed to the rise of nationalist movements and regional conflicts in many parts of the world during the 1930s.
