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, poverty, and economic instability, leading to social unrest and political instability in many countries. These factors contributed to the rise of fascist regimes in Europe, such as Nazi Germany and Mussolini's Italy, as well as increasing tensions that ultimately culminated in World War II.
